Girls' name · since 1924
Kathlynn
554 babies named Kathlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 554
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kathlynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 554 have been recorded since 1924.
Kathlynn has 554 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2023.
- #11,122 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 554 born since 1924
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathlynn ranks #11,122 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 554 born since 1924, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 554
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kathlynn's 554 recorded births place it above 84.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kathlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathlynn splits its recorded history at 1988: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2023
- Peak year (1995)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Kathlynn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (111 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Kathlynn's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Kathlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
47 births
- 1950s
1950s
96 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 111 births (20% of all-time use).
How Kathlynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kathlynn's total volume
Kathlynn by state
Where Kathlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.3% |
7 of 554 births nationwide.
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- Kathlynn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathlynns (7 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1924–2023 (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 Kathlynn 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.