Katelyn
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; a modern variant of Katherine.
How Katelyn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #239 |
| 2016 | #376 |
| 2017 | #414 |
| 2018 | #503 |
| 2019 | #533 |
| 2020 | #682 |
| 2021 | #759 |
| 2022 | #900 |
| 2023 | #852 |
| 2024 | #931 |
Katelyn by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Katelyn. In the US, 760 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,974 babies in 1993, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Katelyn
Forms of Katelyn in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Katherine
Like Katelyn, each of these traces back to Katherine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Katiepure; a diminutive of Katherine770 in the US (2017)
- Kathrynpure; variant spelling of Katherine744 in the US (2017)
- Kitdiminutive of Christopher or Katherine413 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kathleenpure; a form of Katherine310 in the US (2017)
- Katrinavariant of Katherine; pure or unsullied193 in the US (2017)
- Katerinapure; a form of Katherine167 in the US (2017)
- Karipure; a form of Katherine153 in the US (2017)
- Katypure; a diminutive of Katherine113 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Katelyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kaelynpure; a modern variant of Katelyn or Katherine332 in the US (2017)
- Katelynnpure; a modern form of catherine184 in the US (2017)
- Katelinpure; a form of katherine or kathryn19 in the US (2017)
- Katlynpure; a form of katherine or kathryn19 in the US (2017)
- Kathlynpure; a form of Katherine10 in the US (2017)
- Katerynpure; a form of Catherine or Katherine7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Katelyn
Names that are said the same way as Katelyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean purity
Like Katelyn, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Katelyn
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