Recorded 1998–2010 Girls' name Peak 1998 21 births

Caetlyn — girls' name

21 babies named Caetlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s72010s6
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Caetlyn was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Caetlyn in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caetlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Caetlyn between 1998 and 2010, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caetlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caetlyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caetlyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caetlyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caetlyn at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

21

Since 1998

13 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1998

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2010

Caetlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1998

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 201020081998 8

Caetlyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
8 births that decade — 38% of Caetlyn's all-time total
1990s82000s72010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caetlyn?
21 babies have been named Caetlyn since 1998. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Caetlyn most popular?
Caetlyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Caetlyn been used?
Caetlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 13 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Caetlyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caelyn, Caeli, Caelan, Caelynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.