Kaitlyn

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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

Kaitlyn first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 203 babies (rank #59 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kaitlyn

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

2,128
Total babies (all years)
20
Years in the data
203
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
199151#103
199256#109
199365#102
1994145#90
199569#101
199689#94
1997203#59
1998191#62
1999154#75
2000177#68
2001140#81
2002150#81
2003142#77
2004147#77
200549#112
200691#86
20147#237
20157#241
2016193#116
20172#715