Kaitlyne
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAYT-lin
- Origin
- Greek
Kaitlyne is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaitlyne mean?
Greek: spelling of Kaitlynne, itself a variant of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine
“pure”
A variant spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine.
Meaning borrowed from Kaitlynne.
Is Kaitlyne a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaitlyne is a girls' name.
How popular is Kaitlyne in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Kaitlyne in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaitlyne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,139 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
Nicknames for Kaitlyne
Names like Kaitlyne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Cassidy, Teagan, Devyn, Keely, Kayden, Keeley, Keiry, Brynn, Kenley, Kaylee, Kiara
Names related to Kaitlyne
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, “Kaitlyne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaitlyne, updated 20 October 2026.