Girls' name · since 1988
Kathlin
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Kathlin, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kathlin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathlin has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1991.
- #51,906 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1988
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathlin ranks #51,906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.
- #51,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kathlin's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kathlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathlin splits its recorded history at 1991: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1991
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Kathlin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Kathlin's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Kathlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Kathlin's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1988–1991 (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 Kathlin 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.