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Caitlyn

Girl

Meaning of Caitlyn: Irish: 'pure'

Caitlyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2393rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1449th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2393

71 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1449

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

52,637

First recorded 1968 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 46 babies1982: 105 babies1983: 157 babies1984: 212 babies1985: 373 babies1986: 537 babies1987: 596 babies1988: 1,176 babies1989: 1,239 babies1990: 1,587 babies19901991: 1,615 babies1992: 1,970 babies1993: 2,044 babies1994: 2,171 babies1995: 2,302 babies1996: 2,334 babies1997: 2,364 babies1998: 2,943 babies1999: 2,673 babies2000: 2,835 babies20002001: 2,536 babies2002: 2,266 babies2003: 2,080 babies2004: 2,042 babies2005: 1,898 babies2006: 1,755 babies2007: 1,611 babies2008: 1,492 babies2009: 1,279 babies2010: 1,071 babies20102011: 930 babies2012: 826 babies2013: 754 babies2014: 692 babies2015: 494 babies2016: 249 babies2017: 232 babies2018: 206 babies2019: 198 babies2020: 127 babies20202021: 127 babies2022: 123 babies2023: 103 babies2024: 78 babies2025: 71 babies
US babies named Caitlyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,943.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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