Girls' name · since 1996

Caitie

Caitie has 28 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

28
total births
1996–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade

Caitie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28 recorded since 1996.

Caitie has 28 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2007.

  • 28 total births
  • 1996–2007 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 61% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

28 girls have been named Caitie since 1996, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

28
total births
1996–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Caitie was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Caitie in 1998 - its busiest year on record.

Caitie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Caitie's full recorded timeline at 2006, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Caitie at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

28

Since 1996

12 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1996

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2007

Caitie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4681012 1996199820062007 5

Caitie by decade

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

1990s was Caitie's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Caitie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caitie?
28 babies have been named Caitie since 1996. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Caitie most popular?
Caitie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Caitie been used?
Caitie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 12 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Caitie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caitlin, Caitlyn, Cailyn, Caitlynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Caitie's data

  • Caitie's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1996–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Caitie: Baby Name Since 1996 - 28 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caitie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Caitie 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 June 2026.