Recorded 1993–2004 Girls' name Peak 1994 25 births

Katleyn — girls' name

25 babies named Katleyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s5

The verdict

25 girls have been named Katleyn since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

25
total births
1993–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Katleyn was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

10 babies were named Katleyn in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katleyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Katleyn between 1993 and 2004, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katleyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katleyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Katleyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Katleyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katleyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Katleyn at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

25

Since 1993

12 years of records

Peak year

1994

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1993

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2004

Katleyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1993

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1994)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 2004199519941993 5

Katleyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 80% of Katleyn's all-time total
1990s202000s5

Katleyn by state

Where Katleyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Katleyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 20.0%
New Jersey share of Katleyn's total US births 20.0%

5 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katleyn?
25 babies have been named Katleyn since 1993. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1994 with 10 births.
When was Katleyn most popular?
Katleyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Katleyn most popular?
The top states for the name Katleyn are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Katleyn been used?
Katleyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 12 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Katleyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.