Caitlyn

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Caitlin is a feminine given name of Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlín 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,321

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

153

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Caitlyn

Caitlyn Jennermotivational speaker · b. 1949

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	44	#110
1997	51	#109
1998	153	#79
1999	149	#78
2000	131	#85
2001	153	#74
2002	135	#84
2003	146	#73
2004	134	#79
2005	57	#103
2007	81	#98
2014	5	#314
2015	11	#177
2016	67	#152
2017	4	#332