Girls' name · since 1985
Caitlynn
4,947 babies named Caitlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,054 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,947
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,947 babies have been named Caitlynn since 1985, making it today's #9054 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Caitlynn recorded 4,947 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #9054 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #2,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,054 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,947 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caitlynn ranks #2,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,054 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,947 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,054 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,947
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caitlynn's 4,947 recorded births place it above 96.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caitlynn compares
4,947 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caitlynn's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caitlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,947 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 297 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caitlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caitlynn splits its recorded history at 2005: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2023 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 297 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caitlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 297
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Caitlynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,050 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Caitlynn's strongest decade.
2,050 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Caitlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 191
1980s
191 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,793 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,050 births
- 2010s
2010s
828 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,050 births (41% of all-time use).
How Caitlynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caitlynn's total volume
Caitlynn by state
Where Caitlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 438 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 381 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 256 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 200 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 192 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 159 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 148 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 144 | 2.9% |
438 of 4,947 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Caitlynn appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caitlynn's data
- Caitlynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,050 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caitlynns (438 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caitlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Caitlynn 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.