How Many People Are Named Catlyn?
An estimated 590 people in the United States have the first name Catlyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Catlyn peaked in popularity in 2000 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Catlyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Catlyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
590
About 1 in 580,940 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2000
41 births
Total Registered
607
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Catlyn
Catlyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 607 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Catlyn as a female name
Ranked #16,167 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2000 (41 births)
Catlyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Catlyn span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 292 babies were registered. Catlyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Catlyn by Decade
How has Catlyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Catlyn by State
Birth registrations for Catlyn span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Tennessee, Illinois, California. On average, about 5 Catlyns were registered per state.
Catlyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Catlyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Catlyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Catlyn?
We estimate approximately 590 people named Catlyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 580,940 Americans share this first name.
Is Catlyn a common name?
Catlyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 607 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Catlyn most popular?
Catlyn reached peak popularity in 2000, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Catlyn is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Catlyn a female name?
Catlyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Catlyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Catlyn Smith, Catlyn Johnson, Catlyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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