Kathelyn

KA-thih-lihn /ˈkæθɪˌlɪn/
girl 3 syllables fading

Kathelyn is a very rare variant of Kathleen that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.

Kathelyn is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Kathelyn was first reported in SSA data in 1983 and peaked in 1990 (18 births).

About the name Kathelyn

PronunciationKA-thih-lihn /ˈkæθɪˌlɪn/
18peak births 1990
1983first in SSA data

Names similar to Kathelyn

How popular is Kathelyn?

Girls named Kathelyn
198319902000201020202024
Girls named Kathelyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1983–2024 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

Kathelyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202466#14,344
201455#17,854
201388#12,585
201299#11,739
201066#15,964
20091212#9,697
200855#18,989
200777#14,674
200688#12,973
200566#15,444
200488#12,171
20031313#8,242
200277#12,888
200199#10,545
200077#12,455
199966#13,489
19976—#12,884
19959—#9,117
19947—#11,104
19935—#14,547
19929—#9,094
199111—#7,662
199018—#5,166
198912—#6,737
198816—#5,164
19876—#10,486
19865—#11,770
19857—#8,752
19846—#9,686
19835—#11,044