Kaitlin Girl
How popular is Kaitlin?
#4,066 girl name in 2025
35 baby girls were named Kaitlin in the US in 2025, making it the 4066th most popular girl name.
Kaitlin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,066 for girls (▲ 824 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 35 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-80% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,329 in 2015, #3,281 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1995 (3,602 girls) |
| Highest rank | #93 in 1994 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kaitlin 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.
Where Kaitlin is most popular
Babies named Kaitlin per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Kaitlin by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 166 | #1,857 |
| 1980s | 12,460 | #98 |
| 1990s | 30,820 | #93 |
| 2000s | 11,650 | #158 |
| 2010s | 2,058 | #662 |
| 2020s | 201 | #3,281 |
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Questions
- Is Kaitlin a boy or girl name?
- Kaitlin is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kaitlin were girls.
- How popular is the name Kaitlin?
- 35 baby girls were named Kaitlin in the US in 2025, making it the 4066th most popular girl name.
- When was Kaitlin most popular?
- Kaitlin peaked in 1995, when 3,602 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #93 in 1994.
- How many people are named Kaitlin?
- 57,430 babies have been named Kaitlin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 56,472 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
- Where is Kaitlin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kaitlin was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
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.