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Kathlyn

#2,433 most common girls' name of all time · #4,137 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1897–2025

Rank among girls
#2,433
Rank overall
#4,137 of 105,966
First appeared
1897
Years on the list
127 of 146
All-time
5,156
Since 2016
174
Peak year
1951 #797
Best rank
#561 1914
Girls Boys peak 125/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Kathlyn first appears in 1897. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 28 28 #4,771
2024 63 63 #2,727
2023 9 9 #10,370
2022 6 6 #13,674
2021 10 10 #9,617
2020 9 9 #10,294
2019 11 11 #9,147
2018 13 13 #8,182
2017 12 12 #8,818
2016 13 13 #8,422
2015 22 22 #5,860
2014 12 12 #8,996
2013 19 19 #6,496
2012 15 15 #7,832
2011 20 20 #6,354
2010 15 15 #7,914
2009 31 31 #4,693
2008 23 23 #5,972
2007 34 34 #4,387
2006 42 42 #3,674
2005 39 39 #3,745
2004 44 44 #3,398
2003 41 41 #3,479
2002 34 34 #3,824
2001 42 42 #3,265
2000 53 53 #2,744
1999 38 38 #3,328
1998 33 33 #3,577
1997 35 35 #3,310
1996 43 43 #2,801
1995 46 46 #2,656
1994 66 66 #2,083
1993 54 54 #2,354
1992 76 76 #1,857
1991 45 45 #2,666
1990 53 53 #2,351
1989 46 46 #2,483
1988 53 53 #2,158
1987 47 47 #2,280
1986 50 50 #2,123
1985 33 33 #2,814
1984 29 29 #3,004
1983 34 34 #2,606
1982 32 32 #2,843
1981 28 28 #3,083
1980 30 30 #2,951
1979 18 18 #4,076
1978 26 26 #3,031
1977 19 19 #3,777
1976 20 20 #3,432
1975 25 25 #2,900
1974 22 22 #3,126
1973 19 19 #3,362
1972 23 23 #2,917
1971 26 26 #2,750
1970 25 25 #2,795
1969 30 30 #2,361
1968 38 38 #1,950
1967 32 32 #2,087
1966 34 34 #1,994
1965 23 23 #2,558
1964 52 52 #1,581
1963 35 35 #1,991
1962 37 37 #1,894
1961 48 48 #1,631
1960 53 53 #1,529
1959 61 61 #1,376
1958 48 48 #1,545
1957 66 66 #1,305
1956 80 80 #1,163
1955 77 77 #1,141
1954 80 80 #1,103
1953 110 110 #898
1952 102 102 #918
1951 125 125 #797
1950 102 102 #882
1949 116 116 #810
1948 117 117 #799
1947 107 107 #850
1946 88 88 #889
1945 65 65 #962
1944 72 72 #906
1943 52 52 #1,118
1942 36 36 #1,360
1941 42 42 #1,157
1940 33 33 #1,303
1939 34 34 #1,275
1938 22 22 #1,677
1937 30 30 #1,342
1936 27 27 #1,431
1935 35 35 #1,213
1934 19 19 #1,808
1933 18 18 #1,876
1932 24 24 #1,589
1931 26 26 #1,488
1930 33 33 #1,332
1929 39 39 #1,205
1928 33 33 #1,354
1927 39 39 #1,271
1926 39 39 #1,254
1925 27 27 #1,633
1924 58 58 #1,010
1923 63 63 #925
1922 67 67 #896
1921 81 81 #820
1920 66 66 #902
1919 65 65 #872
1918 77 77 #819
1917 73 73 #811
1916 86 86 #731
1915 108 108 #636
1914 101 101 #561
1913 28 28 #1,037
1912 12 12 #1,691
1911 15 15 #1,232
1909 10 10 #1,453
1908 9 9 #1,521
1907 5 5 #2,258
1905 8 8 #1,517
1904 9 9 #1,357
1903 8 8 #1,425
1902 5 5 #1,956
1901 10 10 #1,134
1900 12 12 #1,167
1899 7 7 #1,382
1898 8 8 #1,372
1897 5 5 #1,762