Kaetlyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAYT-lin
- Origin
- Greek
Kaetlyn is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaetlyn mean?
Greek: variant of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine
“pure”
A variant spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine.
Is Kaetlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaetlyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Kaetlyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 57 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Kaetlyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaetlyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 37 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 41 | #3,065 |
| 1997 | 57 | #2,325 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Nicknames for Kaetlyn
Names like Kaetlyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Teagan Devyn Keegan Brooklyn Cassidy Brynn Kayden Ashlyn Kerrigan Kenley Keely
Names related to Kaetlyn
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from 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, “Kaetlyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaetlyn, updated 20 October 2026.