Is Catlin a boy or girl name?

Catlin is a unisex name. Of the 1,501 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 70.3% were girls and 29.7% were boys. It changed hands in 1989, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Catlin

Recorded 1970–2011 · United States

Catlin was most popular in 1988, when 119 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,063 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,501 people named Catlin.

Catlin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Catlin’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Catlin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Catlin is a unisex name — 70.3% of the 1,501 Americans given it were girls and 29.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 1989 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Catlin

Where Catlin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 2.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org