How Many People Are Named Katelen?
An estimated 215 people in the United States have the first name Katelen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Katelen peaked in popularity in 2000 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Katelen 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 Katelen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
215
About 1 in 1,594,206 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2000
14 births
Total Registered
221
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Katelen
Katelen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 221 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Katelen as a female name
Ranked #15,961 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 2000 (14 births)
Katelen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Katelen span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 101 babies were registered. Katelen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Katelen by Decade
How has Katelen 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.
Katelen by State
Katelen + Last Name Combinations
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Katelen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katelen?
We estimate approximately 215 people named Katelen 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 1,594,206 Americans share this first name.
Is Katelen a common name?
Katelen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 221 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Katelen most popular?
Katelen reached peak popularity in 2000, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Katelen is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Katelen a female name?
Katelen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Katelen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Katelen Smith, Katelen Johnson, Katelen 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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