girl's name

Caitlinn

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 136

Ireland

#511

1998 births

Caitlinn is a girl's name. In 2010 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2000, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1988.

Caitlinn over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Caitlinn by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 19
1990s 75
2000s 32
2010s (to 2010) 7

How popular is Caitlinn?

In 2010, Caitlinn was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Caitlinn is used

Ireland #511 3 in 1998
United States #13,478 7 in 2010

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Caitlinn

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

Parents who like Caitlinn also like

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

Sibling names for Caitlinn

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

Common questions about Caitlinn

How popular is the name Caitlinn?

In 2010, Caitlinn was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Caitlinn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Caitlinn most popular?

Caitlinn peaked in 2000, when 18 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.