girl's name
Kaitlynn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 17,721
Northern Ireland
#483
2013 births
Kaitlynn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1999, when 822 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Kaitlynn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 609 |
| 1990s | 6,280 |
| 2000s | 6,603 |
| 2010s | 2,587 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 345 |
How popular is Kaitlynn?
In 2025, Kaitlynn was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kaitlynn is used
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 Kaitlynn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaitlynn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaitlynn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaitlynn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaitlynn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaitlynn
How popular is the name Kaitlynn?
In 2025, Kaitlynn was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kaitlynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaitlynn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kaitlynn most popular?
Kaitlynn peaked in 1999, when 822 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kaitlynn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaitlynn currently ranks #3,669 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.