Baby name
FADING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Katelyn
/KAYT · lin/
Meaning
“Pure one”
American phonetic spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine; the -lyn ending reflects 1990s American name fashion.
Nicknames
kate · katy
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Very 1990s-2000s American; starting to feel of its moment, not yet fully retro.
The cultural moment.
Top 100 in the United States from the early 1990s through 2000s; declining since 2010.