Kaitelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAYT-lin
- Origin
- Greek
Kaitelyn is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaitelyn mean?
Greek: variant of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine
“pure”
A variant spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine.
Is Kaitelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaitelyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Kaitelyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Kaitelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaitelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Nicknames for Kaitelyn
Names like Kaitelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Devyn Teagan Brooklyn Keegan Kayden Ashlyn Brynn Kenley Cassidy Kennedy Ailyn Keiry
Names related to Kaitelyn
Kaitlyn Katelyn Caitlyn Katelynn Kaitlin Kaitlynn Katalyna Katlyn
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, “Kaitelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaitelyn, updated 20 October 2026.