Kaitlan Girl
How popular is Kaitlan?
Peaked in 1990
No babies were recorded with the name Kaitlan in 2025. It was most used in 1990, when 107 girls got the name.
1,100living people named Kaitlan (est.)
32median age of people named Kaitlan
1,119babies named Kaitlan since 1880
Kaitlan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1990 (107 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,452 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1982 |
Kaitlan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaitlyn family of names ranked #361 for girls in 2025 (#294 the year before), with 882 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kaitlyn | 340 | 39% |
| Katelyn | 225 | 26% |
| Caitlyn | 71 | 8% |
| Katelynn | 63 | 7% |
| Caitlin | 78 | 9% |
| Kaitlynn | 41 | 5% |
| Kaitlin | 35 | 4% |
| Caitlynn | 11 | 1% |
| Katlyn | 12 | 1% |
| Kaytlyn | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kaitlan by decade
Questions
- Is Kaitlan a boy or girl name?
- Kaitlan has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Kaitlan?
- No babies were recorded with the name Kaitlan in 2025. It was most used in 1990, when 107 girls got the name.
- When was Kaitlan most popular?
- Kaitlan peaked in 1990, when 107 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,452 in 1990.
- How many people are named Kaitlan?
- 1,119 babies have been named Kaitlan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,100 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.