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Girl name

Katelynn

100% girls · 63 born in 2025

Katelynn has been given to about 30,691 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 30,355
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Katelynn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 1,457
  • Born in 202563
  • All time30,691

How popular is Katelynn?

Its best year was 1998, when 1,457 babies were given the name, ranking 210th. The typical living American called Katelynn is about 25 years old today. It is relatively most common in Missouri, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Katelynn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Katelyn0.92
  2. Kaelynn0.90
  3. Katelin0.84
  4. Kaelyn0.81
  5. Raelynn0.79
  6. Madelynn0.79
  7. Adelynn0.79
  8. Jaelynn0.79

Middle names for Katelynn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Katelynn Anne0.83
  2. Katelynn Rose0.79
  3. Katelynn Marie0.79
  4. Katelynn Grace0.79
  5. Katelynn Eve0.79
  6. Katelynn Jane0.79

Sibling names for Katelynn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jazminsister · 0.97
  2. Hannasister · 0.96
  3. Macysister · 0.96
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.95
  5. Gustavobrother · 0.94
  6. Collinbrother · 0.94

Where Katelynn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Missouri0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Katelynn White0.74
  2. Katelynn Moore0.74
  3. Katelynn Hill0.74
  4. Katelynn Hall0.74
  5. Katelynn Brown0.74
  6. Katelynn Allen0.73

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 Katelynn

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Katelynn across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.