Caitlynn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAYT-lin
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Caitlynn is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Caitlynn mean?
Greek: spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine
Caitlin is the Irish form of Catherine, from the Greek name Aikaterine.
Is Caitlynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Caitlynn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caitlynn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Caitlynn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caitlynn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 2 | #5,117 |
| 1998 | 2 | #5,081 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 2 | #4,986 |
How popular is Caitlynn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Caitlynn, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,451st. Its busiest year was 1998, with 297 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Caitlynn in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 813 girls in the US were given Caitlynn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #407, up from #8,858 for this spelling alone.
Caitlynn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4,451 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5,794 |
| 2018 | 34 | #4,143 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3,696 |
| 2016 | 44 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2,555 |
| 2014 | 82 | #2,267 |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,977 |
| 2012 | 120 | #1,719 |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,540 |
| 2010 | 175 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 178 | #1,342 |
| 2008 | 176 | #1,368 |
| 2007 | 181 | #1,340 |
| 2006 | 168 | #1,366 |
| 2005 | 186 | #1,222 |
| 2004 | 206 | #1,106 |
| 2003 | 220 | #1,037 |
| 2002 | 219 | #1,001 |
| 2001 | 242 | #922 |
| 2000 | 274 | #821 |
| 1999 | 254 | #851 |
| 1998 | 297 | #734 |
| 1997 | 228 | #887 |
| 1996 | 195 | #974 |
| 1995 | 160 | #1,104 |
| 1994 | 188 | #984 |
| 1993 | 153 | #1,155 |
| 1992 | 147 | #1,186 |
| 1991 | 94 | #1,603 |
| 1990 | 77 | #1,843 |
| 1989 | 85 | #1,625 |
| 1988 | 44 | #2,442 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
Nicknames for Caitlynn
- Cait 6 girls in the UK in 2025
- Caity
Names like Caitlynn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caoimhe Keira Cassidy Teagan Caragh Eden Ffion Aoibheann Raegan Kiara Eilidh Cadi
Other spellings of Caitlynn
Kaitlyn Katelyn Caitlin Caitlyn Kaitlynn Kaitlin Kaytlyn Kaithlyn
Names related to Caitlynn
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, “Caitlynn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caitlynn, updated 20 October 2026.