Is Catelyn a boy or girl name?
Catelyn was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,294 US babies named Catelyn were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,692
- Babies named Catelyn since 1985
- 2,294
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 108 babies
Boys and girls named Catelyn, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,692 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,822 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,572 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,061 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,430 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,647 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,715 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,025 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,357 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,118 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,134 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,405 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,222 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,124 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,339 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,127 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,040 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,879 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,913 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,885 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,988 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,162 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,243 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,873 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,227 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,904 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,947 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,019 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,086 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,210 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,014 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,913 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,324 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,409 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,001 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,495 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,441 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,757 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,528 |
Highest rank
Catelyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,873 in 2000. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Catelyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.