Recorded 1991–2008 Girls' name Peak 2001 86 births

Caitlyne — girls' name

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.

1990s482000s38
1990s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

10 babies were named Caitlyne in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caitlyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Caitlyne between 1991 and 2008, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caitlyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caitlyne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Caitlyne shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caitlyne 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 86 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.

Caitlyne at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

86

Since 1991

18 years of records

Peak year

2001

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1991

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2008

Caitlyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1991

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 2008200320011999199519931991 7

Caitlyne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 56% of Caitlyne's all-time total
1990s482000s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caitlyne?
86 babies have been named Caitlyne since 1991. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2001 with 10 births.
When was Caitlyne most popular?
Caitlyne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Caitlyne been used?
Caitlyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 18 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Caitlyne?
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, 1991–2008 (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.