Kathlynn
Feminine · “a form of Kathleen”
Kathlynn is a spelling of Kathlyn, a name close to Kathleen that a silent film star made famous in one of the first movie serials. It is two syllables with the stress on the first.
How old is the name Kathlynn?
Kathlynn first appears in US birth records in 1924 — 101 years ago. The typical Kathlynn alive today was born around 1990, making them about 35 years old. About 500 people named Kathlynn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kathlynn most popular?
Kathlynn peaked in 1952, reaching #2502 nationally. See the whole 1952 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Catherine to Kathlynn
The story of Kathlynn
The Adventures of Kathlyn, starring Kathlyn Williams, was one of the first American film serials: each week audiences returned to see its heroine escape lions, rival princes and disasters in a far-off kingdom, and the format of the cliffhanger was born. Her name, a spelling of Kathleen, became familiar in movie houses across the country. Kathlynn adds a second n, which neither Kathleen nor Kathlyn had.
Meaningscholars disagree
a form of Kathleen, from Catherine
Kathlyn is most likely a spelling of Kathleen, the Irish form of Catherine, whose meaning is itself argued. Kathlynn doubles the final n, and nothing records why.
How the name formed
- Catherine
- Kathleen
- Kathlyn
- Kathlynn
Related forms: Caitlín · Kathleen
Pronouncing Kathlynn
KATH-lin
Stress on the first syllable.
Nicknames for Kathlynn
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1924
- Most girls named
- 200315 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2502reached in 1952
- Change vs 2022
- −16.7%5 in 2023, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kathlynn in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Caitlín in Irish — related form
- Kathleen in English — spelling variant
Kathlynns among us
people named Kathlynn are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Kathlynn sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds like a familiar classic name.
- Kathy and Lynn give two short forms.
- People will write Kathleen or Kathlyn.
- The doubled n will need spelling out.
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- How many Kathlynns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Kathlynn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kathlynn in 2025?
- Kathlynn is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Kathlynn with classmates?
- Kathlynn will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More K names
The most-given names starting with K, all years combined.
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