Catlin Girl

How popular is Catlin?

Peaked in 1991

No babies were recorded with the name Catlin in 2025. It was most used in 1991, when 69 girls got the name.

Compare with other names
1,462living people named Catlin (est.)
35median age of people named Catlin
1,501babies named Catlin since 1880

Catlin popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025Not ranked
Babies in 20250 girls
10-year trendNot used lately
Peak year1991 (69 girls)
Highest rank#1,990 in 1991
First recorded1970

Catlin counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaitlyn family of names ranked #361 for girls in 2025 (#294 the year before), with 882 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Kaitlyn 340 39%
Katelyn 225 26%
Caitlyn 71 8%
Katelynn 63 7%
Caitlin 78 9%
Kaitlynn 41 5%
Kaitlin 35 4%
Caitlynn 11 1%
Katlyn 12 1%
Kaytlyn 6 1%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Catlin by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1970s10#7,994
1980s305#2,023
1990s536#1,990
2000s190#3,699
2010s14#13,340

Questions

Is Catlin a boy or girl name?
Catlin has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
How popular is the name Catlin?
No babies were recorded with the name Catlin in 2025. It was most used in 1991, when 69 girls got the name.
When was Catlin most popular?
Catlin peaked in 1991, when 69 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,990 in 1991.
How many people are named Catlin?
1,501 babies have been named Catlin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,462 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.