Caitlin

Caitlin

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Caitlin first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 2,277 babies (rank #22 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

28,197

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,277

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	906	#66
1997	1,215	#46
1998	1,965	#28
1999	2,072	#25
2000	2,086	#24
2001	2,228	#21
2002	2,222	#23
2003	2,277	#22
2004	2,115	#25
2005	1,889	#26
2006	1,581	#35
2007	1,561	#34
2008	1,330	#44
2009	1,070	#58
2010	928	#66
2011	708	#86
2012	589	#97
2013	478	#114
2014	401	#137
2015	340	#160
2016	236	#222

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

906

#66

1997

1,215

#46

1998

1,965

#28

1999

2,072

#25

2000

2,086

#24

2001

2,228

#21

2002

2,222

#23

2003

2,277

#22

2004

2,115

#25

2005

1,889

#26

2006

1,581

#35

2007

1,561

#34

2008

1,330

#44

2009

1,070

#58

2010

928

#66

2011

708

#86

2012

589

#97

2013

478

#114

2014

401

#137

2015

340

#160

2016

236

#222

Meaning

Numerology of Caitlin

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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