Recorded 1988–2010 Girls' name Peak 2000 133 births

Caitlinn — girls' name

133 babies named Caitlinn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s752000s322010s7
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Caitlinn was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

18 babies were named Caitlinn in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caitlinn

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Caitlinn between 1988 and 2010, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caitlinn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caitlinn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caitlinn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caitlinn 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 133 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.

Caitlinn at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

133

Since 1988

23 years of records

Peak year

2000

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1988

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2010

Caitlinn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1988

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2000)
18
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 20102002199919971995199319901988 7

Caitlinn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 56% of Caitlinn's all-time total
1980s191990s752000s322010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caitlinn?
133 babies have been named Caitlinn since 1988. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2000 with 18 births.
When was Caitlinn most popular?
Caitlinn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Caitlinn been used?
Caitlinn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 23 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Caitlinn?
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.

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, 1988–2010 (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.