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Girl name

Kaetlyn

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Kaetlyn has been given to about 536 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 530
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kaetlyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 57
  • Born in 20250
  • All time536

How popular is Kaetlyn?

Its best year was 1997, when 57 babies were given the name, ranking 2343rd. The typical living American called Kaetlyn is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Kaetlyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaelyn0.89
  2. Kaitlyn0.82
  3. Katlyn0.82
  4. Katelyn0.79
  5. Caitlyn0.79
  6. Kaelynn0.80
  7. Raelyn0.79
  8. Jaelyn0.79

Middle names for Kaetlyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kaetlyn Anne0.81
  2. Kaetlyn Catherine0.78
  3. Kaetlyn Josephine0.78
  4. Kaetlyn Rose0.77
  5. Kaetlyn Marie0.77
  6. Kaetlyn Grace0.77

Sibling names for Kaetlyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Malikbrother · 0.72
  2. Mikaylasister · 0.72
  3. Hannasister · 0.71
  4. Chandlereither · 0.71
  5. Imanisister · 0.71
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.71

Where Kaetlyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kaetlyn Anderson0.77
    2. Kaetlyn White0.72
    3. Kaetlyn Moore0.72
    4. Kaetlyn Hill0.72
    5. Kaetlyn Hall0.72
    6. Kaetlyn Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kaetlyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.