Feminine dossier · first seen 1985

Catelyn

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2006

Peak era

2006

Peak births

108

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen Z

Quick answers about Catelyn

How many people are named Catelyn?

An estimated 2,252 living Americans are named Catelyn.

How rare is Catelyn?

Catelyn fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Catelyn?

The median age of a living American named Catelyn is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 17 and 30 years old.

Is Catelyn still popular?

Not especially. Catelyn has been declining since its 2006 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1985Peak 20062025

Peak year

2006

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,294

Catelyn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Catelyn peaked in 2006, when 108 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 2,294 Americans named Catelyn since 1985.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2006

Living profile

2,265

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age23

Core range17–30

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.