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Caithlin

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 122

Northern Ireland

#398

2006 births

Caithlin is a girl's name. In 1994 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Ireland in 2005, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Caithlin over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

62
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Caithlin by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1990s 17
2000s 62
2010s (to 2010) 4

How popular is Caithlin?

In 2010, Caithlin was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #779 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Caithlin is used

Northern Ireland #398 3 in 2006
Ireland #779 4 in 2010
England & Wales #4,233 3 in 2000
United States #11,801 6 in 1994

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Caithlin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caithlin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Caithlin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caithlin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Caithlin

How popular is the name Caithlin?

In 2010, Caithlin was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #779 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Caithlin a girl's or a boy's name?

Caithlin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Caithlin most popular?

Caithlin peaked in 2005, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.