Caitlin

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Caitlin is a feminine given name of Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlรญn was anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen.

From Wikipedia

Caitlin first appears in the data in 1985 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 547 babies (rank #8 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Caitlin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Caitlin yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

9,506
Total babies (all years)
33
Years in the data
547
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198548#106
198644#107
1987141#80
1988201#62
1989309#31
1990363#27
1991392#26
1992375#28
1993432#21
1994465#17
1995440#19
1996466#16
1997529#12
1998547#8
1999472#14
2000529#11
2001496#12
2002487#14
2003413#19
2004327#26
2005349#26
2006189#29
2007163#34
2008131#50
2009132#49
201091#75
201185#83
201278#92
201390#78
201414#131
2015212#98
2016487#59
20179#167