Is Kathlyn a boy or girl name?
Kathlyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 63 girls and 0 boys were named Kathlyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,128 US babies named Kathlyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,725
- Babies named Kathlyn since 1897
- 5,128
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 125 babies
Boys and girls named Kathlyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 76 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 565 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 512 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 268 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 728 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 851 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 382 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 223 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 382 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 489 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 383 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 152 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,725 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,716 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,433 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,918 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,680 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,411 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,363 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,055 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,931 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,250 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,588 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,017 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,441 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,085 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,744 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,032 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,419 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,696 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,772 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,419 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,501 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,849 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,279 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,761 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,348 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,604 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,325 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,823 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,667 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,091 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,362 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,863 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,358 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,500 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,169 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,290 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,135 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,830 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,016 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,619 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,865 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,104 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,954 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,124 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,044 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,825 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,454 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,912 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,160 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,397 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,934 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,762 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,816 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,375 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,955 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,100 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,996 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,571 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,584 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,995 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,905 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,634 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,529 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,375 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,550 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,311 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,165 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,140 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,104 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 110 | #898 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 102 | #916 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 125 | #796 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 102 | #878 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 116 | #809 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 117 | #797 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 107 | #848 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 88 | #888 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 65 | #960 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 72 | #901 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,118 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,358 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,156 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,305 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,283 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,676 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,344 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,429 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,214 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,806 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,875 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,583 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,475 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,336 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,204 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,351 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,269 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,251 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,626 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,009 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 63 | #925 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 67 | #893 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 81 | #819 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 66 | #900 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 65 | #873 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 77 | #818 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 73 | #809 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 86 | #731 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 108 | #633 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 101 | #559 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,032 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,665 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,206 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,416 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,488 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,215 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,479 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,311 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,383 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,914 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,101 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,137 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,331 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,318 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,664 |
Highest rank
Kathlyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #559 in 1914. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kathlyn
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.