Feminine dossier · first seen 1979

Katlyn

Endangered Down 99% from peak
Peak era
1995
Peak births
1,260
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial

Quick answers about Katlyn

How many people are named Katlyn?

An estimated 17,996 living Americans are named Katlyn.

How rare is Katlyn?

Katlyn is very rare among babies today, with 12 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99% from its 1995 peak.

How old is the typical Katlyn?

The median age of a living American named Katlyn is approximately 29 years, with most bearers falling between 25 and 33 years old.

Is Katlyn still popular?

No. Katlyn is endangered as a baby name, down 99% from its 1995 peak with 12 births in 2025.

Where is Katlyn most common?

Katlyn has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appears 4.6× more often than the national baseline.

1979Peak 19952025
peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1995
Decline from peak
99%
2025
12
All-time
18,433

Katlyn spread fast — broke out in Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia (1990) and ran high in 34 states within a decade.

Broke out: Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia, 1990 · over-represented in 34 states over 9 years

Alabama: broke out 1993 AL Alaska: broke out 1997 AK Arizona: never over-represented AZ Arkansas: broke out 1991 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: never over-represented CO Connecticut: never over-represented CT Delaware: broke out 1990 DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: broke out 1993 GA Hawaii: never over-represented HI Idaho: broke out 1994 ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: broke out 1990 IN Iowa: broke out 1990 IA Kansas: broke out 1990 KS Kentucky: broke out 1990 KY Louisiana: broke out 1995 LA Maine: broke out 1990 ME Maryland: broke out 1991 MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: broke out 1991 MI Minnesota: broke out 1991 MN Mississippi: broke out 1995 MS Missouri: broke out 1990 MO Montana: broke out 1999 MT Nebraska: broke out 1991 NE Nevada: never over-represented NV New Hampshire: broke out 1990 NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: never over-represented NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: broke out 1992 NC North Dakota: broke out 1990 ND Ohio: broke out 1990 OH Oklahoma: broke out 1994 OK Oregon: broke out 1990 OR Pennsylvania: broke out 1990 PA Rhode Island: broke out 1990 RI South Carolina: broke out 1993 SC South Dakota: broke out 1994 SD Tennessee: broke out 1992 TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: broke out 1995 VT Virginia: broke out 1991 VA Washington: never over-represented WA West Virginia: broke out 1990 WV Wisconsin: broke out 1991 WI Wyoming: never over-represented WY