Girls' name · since 1991
Caitlyne
86 babies named Caitlyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 86
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Caitlyne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 86 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Caitlyne recorded 86 times among girls since 1991, 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 1991 to 2008.
- #28,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 86 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caitlyne ranks #28,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 86
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Caitlyne's 86 recorded births place it above 60.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caitlyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caitlyne's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caitlyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2008
- Peak year (2001)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Caitlyne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (48 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Caitlyne's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Caitlyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 48 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Caitlyne's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2000s (38) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caitlyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1991–2008 (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 Caitlyne 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.