Caitlyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAYT-lin
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,368 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,485 for girls
Caitlyn is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies) and 2,485th for girls in the US (71 babies).
Where does Caitlyn come from?
Greek: spelling of Caitlin
More on Wiktionary.
Is Caitlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Caitlyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the UK and 71 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caitlyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,368th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Caitlyn, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 974th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 410 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Caitlyn since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Caitlyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 124 girls in the UK were given Caitlyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #384, up from #1,368 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,315th in England and Wales.
Caitlyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 35 | #1,051 |
| 2022 | 40 | #936 |
| 2021 | 29 | #1,231 |
| 2020 | 38 | #974 |
| 2019 | 61 | #692 |
| 2018 | 102 | #478 |
| 2017 | 89 | #526 |
| 2016 | 146 | #358 |
| 2015 | 167 | #311 |
| 2014 | 191 | #277 |
| 2013 | 210 | #255 |
| 2012 | 262 | #213 |
| 2011 | 301 | #191 |
| 2010 | 323 | #184 |
| 2009 | 370 | #164 |
| 2008 | 373 | #165 |
| 2007 | 410 | #151 |
| 2006 | 396 | #155 |
| 2005 | 405 | #149 |
| 2004 | 392 | #155 |
| 2003 | 408 | #138 |
| 2002 | 394 | #136 |
| 2001 | 364 | #142 |
| 2000 | 361 | #144 |
| 1999 | 278 | #181 |
| 1998 | 260 | #186 |
| 1997 | 148 | #281 |
| 1996 | 72 | #455 |
How popular is Caitlyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,485th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 71 about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 71 girls in the US were named Caitlyn, making it the 2,485th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,632nd. Its busiest year was 1998, with 2,937 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Caitlyn than any year since 1981.
Half of all the girls named Caitlyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 813 girls in the US were given Caitlyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #407, up from #2,485 for this spelling alone.
Caitlyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2,485 |
| 2024 | 78 | #2,347 |
| 2023 | 103 | #1,922 |
| 2022 | 123 | #1,692 |
| 2021 | 127 | #1,641 |
| 2020 | 127 | #1,632 |
| 2019 | 198 | #1,186 |
| 2018 | 206 | #1,170 |
| 2017 | 232 | #1,091 |
| 2016 | 249 | #1,049 |
| 2015 | 494 | #598 |
| 2014 | 692 | #462 |
| 2013 | 754 | #406 |
| 2012 | 826 | #378 |
| 2011 | 930 | #343 |
| 2010 | 1,071 | #302 |
| 2009 | 1,279 | #256 |
| 2008 | 1,492 | #227 |
| 2007 | 1,611 | #213 |
| 2006 | 1,755 | #200 |
| 2005 | 1,898 | #182 |
| 2004 | 2,030 | #165 |
| 2003 | 2,080 | #160 |
| 2002 | 2,266 | #148 |
| 2001 | 2,536 | #133 |
| 2000 | 2,835 | #118 |
| 1999 | 2,673 | #124 |
| 1998 | 2,937 | #115 |
| 1997 | 2,364 | #133 |
| 1996 | 2,334 | #138 |
| 1995 | 2,302 | #138 |
| 1994 | 2,171 | #150 |
| 1993 | 2,044 | #153 |
| 1992 | 1,970 | #156 |
| 1991 | 1,609 | #185 |
| 1990 | 1,587 | #183 |
| 1989 | 1,234 | #221 |
| 1988 | 1,171 | #222 |
| 1987 | 596 | #387 |
| 1986 | 537 | #410 |
| 1985 | 373 | #532 |
| 1984 | 212 | #762 |
| 1983 | 157 | #942 |
| 1982 | 105 | #1,243 |
| 1981 | 46 | #2,195 |
| 1980 | 42 | #2,308 |
| 1979 | 18 | #4,051 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
Nicknames for Caitlyn
- Cait 6 girls in the UK in 2025
- Caity
Names like Caitlyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caoimhe, Keira, Cassidy, Caragh, Ffion, Aoibheann, Teagan, Eden, Brooklyn, Raegan, Eowyn, Cadi
Other spellings of Caitlyn
Caitlin, Kaitlyn, Katelyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlynn, Caitlynn, Kaytlyn, Kaithlyn
Names related to Caitlyn
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caitlyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caitlyn, updated 20 October 2026.