Girls' name · since 1976
Caitrin
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 410 babies named Caitrin, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 410
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Caitrin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 410 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caitrin has been recorded 410 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2017.
- #13,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 410 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caitrin ranks #13,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 410 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 410
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Caitrin's 410 recorded births place it above 81.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caitrin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caitrin's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caitrin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2017
- Peak year (1986)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Caitrin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (126 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Caitrin's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Caitrin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 126 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Caitrin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 26 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Caitrin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1976–2017 (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 Caitrin 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.