Catlin
The Story of Catlin
As a girl name
American parents first put Catlin on the record books as a girl name in 1970, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 69 Catlins were born — ranking #1,996 that year. About 51% of every Catlin on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Catlin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Catlin as a boy name dates back to 1982, when 6 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 67 newborns named Catlin — #1,133 in the national rankings. About 75% of every Catlin on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Catlin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 446 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Catlin
Catlin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Catlin's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,996. Use the chart and map above to compare Catlin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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