Katlen
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "little crown" or "crown".
Name Census estimates that about 73 living Americans carry the first name Katlen. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Katlen today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Katlen births was 1996 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Katlen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Katlen. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
73
~ 1 in 4,695,265 Americans
Peak year
1996
10 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2004 SSA rank
#17,427
Tracked since 1992
Census
Katlen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 184 people with the first name Katlen, which placed it at #40,443 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#40,443
National first-name rank
People counted
184
184 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Katlen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Katlen is White at 62.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (25.5%) and Black (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Katlen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Katlen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.5% · 115
- Hispanic or Latino25.5% · 47
- Black or African American6.0% · 11
- Two or more races4.3% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Katlen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Katlen from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 53 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Katlen remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Katlen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Katlen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Katlen
The name Katlen is believed to have its origins in the Slavic languages, particularly in the regions of Eastern Europe. It is a feminine form derived from the Greek name Aikaterine, which in turn comes from the ancient Greek word "katharos," meaning "pure" or "clear."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Katlen can be traced back to the 9th century, when a noblewoman named Katlen of Bohemia was mentioned in historical records. In the 11th century, a princess named Katlen of Hungary was known for her charitable works and her patronage of the arts.
During the Middle Ages, the name Katlen gained popularity among the nobility and aristocracy across Eastern and Central Europe. It was often associated with virtue, purity, and nobility of character. In the 14th century, a prominent scholar and philosopher named Katlen of Krakow made significant contributions to the fields of logic and metaphysics.
In the 16th century, a woman named Katlen Radziwill played a pivotal role in the Polish Reformation, advocating for religious tolerance and supporting the spread of Protestantism in the region. Around the same time, Katlen of Moldavia, a renowned patron of the arts, commissioned the construction of several churches and monasteries that are still standing today.
In the 18th century, a Russian empress named Katlen II, also known as Catherine the Great, ruled over the Russian Empire from 1762 to 1796. She is remembered for her ambitious policies of expansion and her promotion of the arts, literature, and education during her reign.
As the name Katlen spread across Europe, it also found its way into various literary works and cultural traditions. In the 19th century, the name was popularized in various novels and plays, further contributing to its widespread recognition.
People
Katlen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Katlen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Katlen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katlen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 73 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Katlen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,695,265 US residents.
Is Katlen a common name?
We classify Katlen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 75 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Katlen most popular?
The single biggest year for Katlen was 1996, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Katlen is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Katlen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 184 people with the name Katlen, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,443 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Katlen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Katlen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Katlen leans strongly female. 178 people counted with this name were female (95.7%), compared with 8 male bearers (4.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Katlen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Katlen is White at 62.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (25.5%) and Black (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Katlen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Katlen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.5% (115 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Katlen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Katlen a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Katlen in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Katlen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Katlen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Katlen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Katlen?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Katlen at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.