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Katelyn

Katelyn is currently the #1076 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 225 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #676 to #1076. Looking at the full record since 1970, Katelyn hit its all-time high of #52 in 2001, when 5,441 girls were given the name. State by state, Utah leads the way at #490.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1076
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#52
in 2001 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
225
girls named Katelyn

Katelyn popularity, 1880–2025

0.089%0.18%0.27%0.36%18801900192019401960198020002020#52 in 2001
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2001

Where Katelyn is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025NH—Washington: #915 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#915Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025WI—Michigan: #638 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#638New York: #1418 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1418Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025IA—Illinois: #1014 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1014Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: #959 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#959Pennsylvania: #871 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#871New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025CT—California: #939 (30 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#939Utah: #490 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)UT#490Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025MO—Kentucky: #653 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#653West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025AR—Tennessee: #748 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#748North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: #1213 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1213Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Katelyn in 2025HI—Texas: #982 (29 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#982Florida: #1325 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1325
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#490), Kentucky (#653), Michigan (#638)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Katelyn in the most recent year of SSA data.

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