Given name
Cathlyn
“one who is pure; virginal”
Cathlyn is a variant of Catherine. One English interpretation is “one who is pure; virginal.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cathlyn is a variant of Catherine. One English interpretation is “one who is pure; virginal.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cathlyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 361
- 0 boys · 361 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 12 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 472 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cathlyn’s family of names
Cathlyn has a related form in Catherine.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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