Kathlyn
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; a form of Katherine.
Kathlyn by the numbers
Kathlyn was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 125 babies in 1951, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Katherine
Like Kathlyn, 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)
- Kitdiminutive of Christopher or Katherine413 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaelynpure; a modern variant of Katelyn or Katherine332 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)
- Kathypure; a diminutive of Katherine108 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kathlyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kathlyn
Names that are said the same way as Kathlyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean purity
Like Kathlyn, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Kathlyn
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