Caitrin
Girl · KAYT-rin · Greek
Caitrin is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Caitrin mean?
Greek: variant of Caitriona, the Gaelic form of Catherine
“pure”
Variant of Caitriona, the Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Catherine, which goes back to the Greek name Aikaterine.
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- KAYT-rin
Is Caitrin a girl's or a boy's name?
Caitrin is a girls' name.
How popular is Caitrin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Caitrin in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caitrin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Nicknames for Caitrin
- Cait 6 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Caitrin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Cassidy Devyn Teagan Brooklyn Megan Fallon Brynn Logan Cassie Rhiannon Ashlyn
Names related to Caitrin
Catherine Catharina Catharine Caitriona Catherina Catherin Caterin
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