Is Catlyn a boy or girl name?

Catlyn is a girl’s name. Of the 607 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Catlyn

Recorded 1985–2018 · United States

Catlyn was most popular in 2000, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,461 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 607 people named Catlyn.

Catlyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Catlyn’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Catlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Catlyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 607 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

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.

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