Katelyn

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Katelyn: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Katelyn: Recorded since 1989, it reached #35 in 2003, and it stood at #273 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
97times a registrar ranked it
37years from first to last
#35highest recorded position
21groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#974
1997	#721
1998	#439
1999	#362
2000	#288
2001	#240
2002	#234
2003	#220
2004	#185
2005	#200
2006	#236
2007	#245
2008	#235
2009	#251
2010	#244
2011	#321
2012	#390
2013	#415
2014	#439
2015	#620
2016	#703
2017	#797
2018	#886
2019	#955
2020	#1507
2021	#2073
2022	#1282
2023	#3218
2024	#2411

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 36 of the 37 years from 1989 to 2025.

In 2024: #223 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2411 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1989–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1989
First recorded at #503 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2025
Highest recorded position: #35 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1989–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Katelyn appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 36 years beginning in 1989, and has registered 2,161 births with the name.

Katelyn across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Katelyn's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#503 (1989)	#35 (2003)	#273 (2025)	36 of 37	2,161 (1989–2025)	173 (2003)
England and Wales · Girls	#974 (1996)	#185 (2004)	#2411 (2024)	29 of 29	3,209 (1996–2024)	263 (2004)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#241 (1997)	#60 (2003)	#243 (2019)	23 of 23	339 (1997–2019)	34 (2003)
New Zealand · Girls	#96 (1999)	#73 (2001)	#92 (2010)	6 of 12	294 (1999–2010)	57 (2001)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#97 (1995)	#89 (2000)	#89 (2000)	3 of 6	260 (1995–2000)	90 (1999)

Katelyn by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Katelyn in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1980s	3	1 of 10	3
1990s	166	9 of 10	18
2000sbusiest	1,344	10 of 10	134
2010s	556	10 of 10	56
2020s	92	6 of 10	15

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 134 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2002 and 2003, when recorded births rose by 64, from 109 to 173.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Katelyn appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1989 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #35 in Republic of Ireland in 2003.

Katelyn's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2411	11	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#3218	7	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1282	25	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2073	13	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1507	20	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#955	37	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#886	42	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#797	49	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#703	58	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#620	67	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#439	100	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#415	102	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#390	120	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#321	150	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#244	204	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#251	191	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#235	212	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#245	203	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#236	200	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#200	241	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#185	263	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#220	211	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#234	175	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#240	167	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#288	130	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#362	89	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#439	68	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#721	33	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#974	21	High	Verified
2000	New South Wales, Australia	female	#89	84	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New South Wales, Australia	female	#91	90	Insufficient	Not yet available
1995	New South Wales, Australia	female	#97	86	Insufficient	Not yet available
2010	New Zealand	female	#92	45	High	Verified
2009	New Zealand	female	#88	46	High	Verified
2002	New Zealand	female	#88	48	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	female	#73	57	High	Verified
2000	New Zealand	female	#90	51	High	Verified
1999	New Zealand	female	#96	47	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#243	7	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#361	4	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#215	8	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#306	5	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#269	6	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#205	9	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#150	13	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#172	11	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#118	21	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#180	11	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#119	19	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#152	14	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#110	20	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#98	21	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#83	25	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#76	26	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#60	34	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#91	22	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#115	16	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#92	21	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#125	16	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#301	4	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#241	6	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#273	15	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#223	19	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#279	14	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#266	16	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#299	14	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#294	14	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#201	24	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#179	29	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#219	23	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#156	35	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#123	51	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#123	48	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#86	75	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#91	70	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#78	91	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#68	110	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#57	128	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#56	126	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#47	142	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#43	152	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#41	153	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#37	171	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#35	173	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#52	109	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#52	96	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#46	94	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#82	55	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#126	31	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	21	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#216	18	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#250	14	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#329	8	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#448	4	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#363	7	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#338	8	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#503	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1989 and 2025, ranked in 36 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #35, first reached in 2003.

It held a top-100 place in 16 years, 15 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 263 births, registered in England and Wales in 2004.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1995, and 10 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Kate · #10, 81y
Katelin · #291, 22y
Katelynn · #238, 26y
Katerina · #509, 30y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Nikita · #34, 41y
Mabel · #37, 31y
Josh · #38, 36y
Reece · #38, 37y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Nikita · #34, 41y
Cody · #37, 39y
Saga · #33, 28y
Josh · #38, 36y

Katelyn was ranked #35 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 2003. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Katelyn and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Katelyn without appearing here.

Katelyn moved ahead of

Katrina Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3218 and #2504 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2411 and #4192.
Kim Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3218 and #2689 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2411 and #4192.
Jordan Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2073 and #1866 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #1282 and #2888.
Sinead Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3218 and #1705 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2411 and #3695.

Moved ahead of Katelyn

Ingrid Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1282 and #1326 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #3218 and #1255.
Arlo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1282 and #1849 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #3218 and #1469.
Rory Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1282 and #1452 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #3218 and #1469.
Selma Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1282 and #2058 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #3218 and #1705.

Moved the opposite way to Katelyn

Aimee Compare
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Katelyn went from #503 to #273 while Aimee went from #118 to #885.
Aisling Compare
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Katelyn went from #503 to #273 while Aisling went from #13 to #180.
Alison Compare
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Katelyn went from #503 to #273 while Alison went from #33 to #213.
Amanda Compare
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Katelyn went from #503 to #273 while Amanda went from #25 to #608.

Moved the same way as Katelyn

Annie Compare
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Katelyn went from #503 to #273 and Annie from #250 to #33.
Ava Compare
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Katelyn went from #503 to #273 and Ava from #503 to #26.
Caoimhe Compare
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Katelyn went from #503 to #273 and Caoimhe from #95 to #31.
Clodagh Compare
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Katelyn went from #503 to #273 and Clodagh from #106 to #47.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1989 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #35 in Republic of Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Katelyn

Katelyn at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Katelyn across 5 official records

Katelyn by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Katelyn appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Katelyn

Katelyn and the names beside it

Katelyn moved ahead of

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Katelyn at a glance

Katelyn across 5 official records

Katelyn by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Katelyn appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Katelyn

Katelyn and the names beside it

Katelyn moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Katelyn

Moved the opposite way to Katelyn

Moved the same way as Katelyn