Baby name

Caitlin

Girl

Origin of the name

Caitlin comes from the Irish Caitlín, the Irish form of Catherine.

Short-lived name

Caitlin peaked in 1988, when 1 baby in 510 was given the name. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 2326. 44% of all babies named Caitlin since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

112,143births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 44rank at its peak, in 1988

Where babies named Caitlin are born

1988

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The darker the blue, the more common Caitlin is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Caitlin is most common in New Hampshire (2.4 times), Massachusetts (2.2) and Vermont (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Kaitlin 57,355
Caitlyn 52,603
Cailin 3,713
Catlin 1,055
Caitlan 1,047

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