Name meaning & stats
Katlyn
Katlyn means “pure (debated)” (Irish origin). 18,438 US babies since 1940, peak 1995.
What it means
“pure (debated)”
IrishSpelling of Katelyn
A form of Caitlin.
In US birth records
Peak year: 1995
18,438 US babies were named Katlyn between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Katlyn (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 12 Katelyns spell it Katlyn
- Katelyn 63%
- Katelynn 14%
- Katlyn 9%
- Katelin 4%
- Katlin 3%
- Katlynn 2%
- Catelyn 1%
- Katilyn 1%
- Catlin 1%
- Katelynne 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1995)