Girls' name · since 1983
Kathelyn
244 babies named Kathelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kathelyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 244 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Kathelyn recorded 244 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2024.
- #17,823 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 244 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathelyn ranks #17,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kathelyn's 244 recorded births place it above 75.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kathelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kathelyn's full recorded timeline at 2000, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kathelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kathelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (82 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Kathelyn's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kathelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 82 births (34% of all-time use).
Kathelyn by state
Where Kathelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.5% |
6 of 244 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kathelyn's data
- Kathelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathelyns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kathelyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.