Is Katelynn a boy or girl name?
Katelynn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 81 girls and 0 boys were named Katelynn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 30,626 US babies named Katelynn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,287
- Babies named Katelynn since 1979
- 30,626
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 1,457 babies
Boys and girls named Katelynn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 6 | 1,624 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 5 | 11,306 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 12,198 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,012 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 470 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,287 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,516 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,933 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,470 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,277 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,240 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,260 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 249 | #1,050 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 440 | #653 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 542 | #566 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 619 | #487 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 737 | #427 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 839 | #380 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,028 | #312 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,030 | #317 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,138 | #293 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,206 | #283 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,217 | #273 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,113 | #294 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,269 | #255 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,273 | #257 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,271 | #250 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,293 | #248 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,388 | #229 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,784 | 1,364 | #234 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,457 | #210 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,281 | #236 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,284 | #224 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,238 | #228 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,066 | #262 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,194 | #235 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 927 | #300 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 800 | #331 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 695 | #378 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,448 | 543 | #449 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 427 | #518 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 244 | #743 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 188 | #883 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,272 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,850 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,020 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,356 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,051 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,728 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,929 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Katelynn reached #7,448 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #210 in 1998. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Katelynn
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.