Kathlyn
About Kathlyn
Not Katelyn, not Kathryn, not Kathleen, but a blend of the three, Kathlyn might be considered a compound name, mixing Lynn and Katherine, which gets you the appealing meanings "pure lake" or "pure and pretty". Alternatively, it is simply a spin on Kathleen, itself a form of Katherine. Actress Kathlyn William and civil rights activist and judge Kathlyn Gilliam have been notable bearers.
2024 saw parents in the US take a renewed interest in the name, when it was given to 63 babies, seven times more than the previous year.
Pronounced KATH-lin.
As of October 2026, Kathlyn ranked #4818 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #559 in 1914.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,725 | 63 | 38.9 |
| 2025 | #4,818 | 28 | 17.4 |
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Kathlyn on lists
Famous Kathlyns
- Kathlyn Beatty
birth name of Stephen Beatty, now,son of American actors Warren Beatty and Annette Bening
- Kathlyn Williams
American silent film and stage actress.
- Kathlyn White Osmond
Miss Utah America 1974; wife of singer Wayne Osmond
- Kathlyn Kelley Owens
American Olympic athlete
- Mary Kathlyn Wagner
birth name of Mary Kay Ash, American founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
- Kathlyn Joan Ragg
Fijian cyclist