—2024 rank
1998peak year
30,366babies named Katelynn since 1880
▼ 55%5-year trend
Katelynn popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Katelynn mean?
A modern respelling of Katelyn, from Irish Caitlin, itself the Irish form of Catherine, long associated with Greek katharos, pure.
OriginIrish
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
Names like Katelynn
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Famous Katelynns
Spellings & variants
KatelynCaitlinKaitlyn
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