Given name
Katelin
“one who is pure; virginal”
Katelin is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Katelin is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Katelin is a variant of Katherine. The history of Katherine gives this family its wider story. Katherine’s historical associations include Catherine de’ Medici, wife of King Henry II and regent.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Katelin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,917
- 0 boys · 8,917 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 444 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −75%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 444 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,807 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.
Katelin’s family of names
Katelin has a related form in Katherine. In Breton usage, Katelin has a conventional equivalent in the English form Catherine. In English usage, Katelin has a related form in Caitlin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Katelin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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