Caitlyn

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Caitlyn first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 15 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 153 babies (rank #79 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Caitlyn

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

1,321
Total babies (all years)
15
Years in the data
153
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
199144#110
199751#109
1998153#79
1999149#78
2000131#85
2001153#74
2002135#84
2003146#73
2004134#79
200557#103
200781#98
20145#314
201511#177
201667#152
20174#332