Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Caitlin is a feminine given name of Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlín was anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kaitlyn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5 | #8,874 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,502 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,637 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,765 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,534 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,960 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,714 |
| 1981 | 92 | #1,356 |
| 1982 | 138 | #1,047 |
| 1983 | 274 | #632 |
| 1984 | 449 | #466 |
| 1985 | 879 | #284 |
| 1986 | 1,207 | #219 |
| 1987 | 1,706 | #163 |
| 1988 | 2,688 | #106 |
| 1989 | 3,392 | #95 |
| 1990 | 4,312 | #78 |
| 1991 | 4,407 | #82 |
| 1992 | 7,480 | #42 |
| 1993 | 6,956 | #46 |
| 1994 | 6,686 | #48 |
| 1995 | 7,385 | #42 |
| 1996 | 7,241 | #40 |
| 1997 | 7,005 | #41 |
| 1998 | 7,936 | #35 |
| 1999 | 8,157 | #33 |
| 2000 | 8,759 | #30 |
| 2001 | 8,164 | #31 |
| 2002 | 7,981 | #32 |
| 2003 | 7,547 | #32 |
| 2004 | 6,988 | #33 |
| 2005 | 6,521 | #34 |
| 2006 | 6,074 | #41 |
| 2007 | 5,551 | #44 |
| 2008 | 5,117 | #53 |
| 2009 | 4,207 | #67 |
| 2010 | 3,301 | #90 |
| 2011 | 2,908 | #100 |
| 2012 | 2,601 | #118 |
| 2013 | 2,379 | #134 |
| 2014 | 2,060 | #160 |
| 2015 | 1,662 | #197 |
| 2016 | 998 | #330 |
| 2017 | 938 | #346 |
| 2018 | 805 | #386 |
| 2019 | 701 | #444 |
| 2020 | 624 | #488 |
| 2021 | 520 | #583 |
| 2022 | 470 | #629 |
| 2023 | 482 | #620 |
| 2024 | 450 | #652 |
