Kaytlin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAYT-lin
- Origin
- Irish
Kaytlin is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaytlin mean?
Irish: variant of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine
Caitlin reached Ireland through Cateline, the Norman French form of Catherine.
Is Kaytlin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaytlin is a girls' name.
How popular is Kaytlin in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kaytlin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaytlin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Kaytlin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 201 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Kaytlin in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaytlin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 36 | #4,074 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,795 |
| 2010 | 54 | #3,074 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,799 |
| 2008 | 83 | #2,334 |
| 2007 | 102 | #2,003 |
| 2006 | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2005 | 137 | #1,513 |
| 2004 | 161 | #1,323 |
| 2003 | 126 | #1,533 |
| 2002 | 150 | #1,302 |
| 2001 | 171 | #1,192 |
| 2000 | 187 | #1,096 |
| 1999 | 201 | #1,016 |
| 1998 | 181 | #1,073 |
| 1997 | 175 | #1,073 |
| 1996 | 165 | #1,102 |
| 1995 | 146 | #1,173 |
| 1994 | 129 | #1,309 |
| 1993 | 143 | #1,209 |
| 1992 | 128 | #1,309 |
| 1991 | 94 | #1,603 |
| 1990 | 116 | #1,360 |
| 1989 | 77 | #1,746 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,835 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
Nicknames for Kaytlin
Names like Kaytlin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Caoimhe, Teagan, Aoibheann, Cassidy, Raegan, Caragh, Caitlin, Ffion, Kiara, Eireann, Bree
Names related to Kaytlin
Kaitlin, Kaitlynn, Katalina, Katelin, Katalin, Katlyn, Katlin, Kaytlyn, Kathalina
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
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, “Kaytlin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaytlin, updated 20 October 2026.