Girls' name · since 1978
Caitilin
36 babies named Caitilin in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Caitilin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 36 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caitilin has been recorded 36 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2006.
- #38,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caitilin ranks #38,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #38,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Caitilin's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caitilin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caitilin's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caitilin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2006
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Caitilin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Caitilin's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Caitilin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Caitilin's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (9) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caitilin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1978–2006 (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 Caitilin 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.