Catlyn
Catlyn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Richard Catlyn, English politician Robert Catlyn, English judge William Catlyn (1628–1709), English architect
Meaning & Origin of Catlyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Catlyn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Richard Catlyn, English politician Robert Catlyn, English judge William Catlyn (1628–1709), English architect
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The Story of Catlyn
Catlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 41 Catlyns were born — ranking #3,271 that year. As of 2026, Catlyn ranks #15,678 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 607 Catlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Catlyn
Catlyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 607 births in the dataset. Catlyn's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #3,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Catlyn'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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