Kathlyn

#4,758 for girls in 2025, 28 births

Peak · girls
1914 · 101 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,156
since 1897

Kathlyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kathlyn has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #557, 1914girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#4,75828
2024#2,72263
2023#10,3129
2022#13,5926
2021#9,56210
2020#10,2509
2019#9,11211
2018#8,14613
2017#8,77612
2016#8,39313
2015#5,83322
2014#8,96612
2013#6,46219
2012#7,80415
2011#6,33520
2010#7,88015
2009#4,67731
2008#5,95523
2007#4,38034
2006#3,66942
2005#3,73039
2004#3,39144
2003#3,47241
2002#3,81034
2001#3,25642
2000#2,74053
1999#3,31338
1998#3,57333
1997#3,30235
1996#2,79643
1995#2,65046
1994#2,07966
1993#2,35154
1992#1,85576
1991#2,66045
1990#2,34553
1989#2,47846
1988#2,15253
1987#2,27647
1986#2,11650
1985#2,80433
1984#2,99229
1983#2,59534
1982#2,83032
1981#3,06628
1980#2,94030
1979#4,05218
1978#3,00926
1977#3,76119
1976#3,40720
1975#2,88125
1974#3,11022
1973#3,34219
1972#2,90323
1971#2,73626
1970#2,77925
1969#2,35030
1968#1,94038
1967#2,07932
1966#1,98234
1965#2,53823
1964#1,57852
1963#1,98135
1962#1,88937
1961#1,62748
1960#1,52353
1959#1,37061
1958#1,54248
1957#1,30166
1956#1,16080
1955#1,13977
1954#1,10280
1953#897110
1952#914102
1951#794125
1950#876102
1949#807116
1948#796117
1947#848107
1946#88588
1945#95465
1944#90072
1943#1,11352
1942#1,34936
1941#1,15142
1940#1,29433
1939#1,26534
1938#1,65022
1937#1,33030
1936#1,41327
1935#1,19735
1934#1,77119
1933#1,83518
1932#1,56824
1931#1,45926
1930#1,32033
1929#1,19539
1928#1,33833
1927#1,26139
1926#1,24339
1925#1,60927
1924#99958
1923#92263
1922#89167
1921#81381
1920#89466
1919#87065
1918#81577
1917#80773
1916#73186
1915#632108
1914#557101
1913#1,02028
1912#1,62012
1911#1,17115
1910—
1909#1,36910
1908#1,4399
1907#2,0615
1906—
1905#1,4208
1904#1,2519
1903#1,3188
1902#1,7935
1901#1,06710
1900#1,10612
1899#1,2787
1898#1,2638
1897#1,5555
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First appearance
1897

The first year at least five girls were named Kathlyn! It came in at #1,555, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1906–1907, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kathlyn is popular in 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #487 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,698 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #798 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,614 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedWIMichigan: #786 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,532 girlsMINew York: #1,138 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 32,081 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #846 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 22,604 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,277 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 28,696 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedHITexas: #1,006 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 16,003 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Kathlyn, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#487 · 1 in 5,698
  2. Michigan#786 · 1 in 17,532
  3. Illinois#798 · 1 in 16,614
  4. Pennsylvania#846 · 1 in 22,604
  5. Texas#1,006 · 1 in 16,003

Best ever in a state: #242 in Iowa, 1914.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#48751 in 5,698
Michigan#78651 in 17,532
Illinois#79861 in 16,614
Pennsylvania#84651 in 22,604
Texas#1,00671 in 16,003
New York#1,13851 in 32,081
California#1,27751 in 28,696
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kathlyn
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 2,036 spots since 2024 (#2,722 → #4,758)
  • 5,492 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #4,758)
  • 1,075 spots since 2015 (#5,833 → #4,758)
  • Biggest jump: 463 spots in 1914 (#1,020 → #557)
  • Biggest drop: 610 spots in 1925 (#999 → #1,609)
Rise & fade · girls
17 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1897
  • Peaked 1914 at #557 (101 births)
  • Births halved by 1925, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 1914–1924
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,540
  • Highest: 1 in 7,540 girls born in 1914 were named Kathlyn (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 57,402 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 16.5% of all girls named Kathlyn (851) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s20#1,263 (1898)#1,365
1900s76#1,067 (1901)#1,425
1910s565#557 (1914)#914
1920s512#813 (1921)#1,117
1930s268#1,197 (1935)#1,481
1940s728#796 (1948)#1,010
1950s851#794 (1951)#1,110
1960s382#1,523 (1960)#1,949
1970s223#2,736 (1971)#3,198
1980s382#2,116 (1986)#2,625
1990s489#1,855 (1992)#2,692
2000s383#2,740 (2000)#3,908
2010s152#5,833 (2015)#7,771
2020s125#2,722 (2024)#8,533

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kathlyn in 1954

girls
#1,102
80 births · 1 in 24,274 girls

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #1,102Kathlyn80
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 24,274 of them was named Kathlyn, which outranked 83.4% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kathlyn
  1. #1,093Sammie81
  2. #1,093Sheron81
  3. #1,093Stacie81
  4. #1,102Kathlyn80
  5. #1,102Berta80
  6. #1,102Jyl80
  7. #1,102Kevin80
  8. #1,108Aline79
  9. #1,108Coral79
  10. #1,108Dawna79

Tied with 5 names at #1,102; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1954 →