Girls' name · since 1988
Caithlin
20 babies named Caithlin in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
20 girls have been named Caithlin since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Caithlin recorded 20 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1994.
- #45,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caithlin ranks #45,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #45,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Caithlin's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caithlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caithlin splits its recorded history at 1991: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caithlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1994
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Caithlin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Caithlin's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Caithlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (65% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caithlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caithlin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.