Girls' name · since 1987
Caitlynne
Caitlynne has 376 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 376
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
376 girls have been named Caitlynne since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Caitlynne recorded 376 times among girls since 1987, 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 1987 to 2015.
- #14,031 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 376 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caitlynne ranks #14,031 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 376 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 376
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Caitlynne's 376 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caitlynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caitlynne splits its recorded history at 2001: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caitlynne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2015
- Peak year (2002)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2015.
376 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 27 births in a single year.
Caitlynne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Caitlynne's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Caitlynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (44% of all-time use).
Caitlynne decade highlights
- Peak decade 165 births
- Runner-up 164 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Caitlynne's data
- Caitlynne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caitlynne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
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, 1987–2015 (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 Caitlynne 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.
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