Cathlyn

KATH-lihn /ˈkæθlɪn/
girl 2 syllables fading

Cathlyn is a rare variant of Cathleen that peaked in 1953 and has since faded.

Cathlyn is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Cathlyn was first reported in SSA data in 1923 and peaked in 1953 (18 births).

About the name Cathlyn

PronunciationKATH-lihn /ˈkæθlɪn/
18peak births 1953
1923first in SSA data

Names similar to Cathlyn

How popular is Cathlyn?

Girls named Cathlyn
1923194019601980200020202024
Girls named Cathlyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1923–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Cathlyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20241212#8,558
201155#17,302
200866#15,780
200455#16,597
200366#14,190
200288#11,325
200166#13,839
200066#13,470
199966#12,969
199866#12,731
19965—#13,886
19957—#10,700
19949—#8,941
19935—#13,805
19926—#12,007
19908—#9,395
19898—#8,883
19866—#9,735
19858—#7,665
19746—#7,820
19735—#8,597
19727—#6,649
19719—#5,603
19685—#7,141
19665—#6,696
19656—#5,901
19645—#6,891
19636—#5,970
196112—#3,813
19605—#6,489
195912—#3,642
19579—#4,248
195612—#3,520
195512—#3,411
195412—#3,349
195318—#2,526
195211—#3,398
195112—#3,127
19507—#4,375
194911—#3,214
194810—#3,383
194713—#2,923
19466—#4,505
19457—#3,715
19425—#4,719
19235—#5,076