Recorded 1976–2017 Girls' name Peak 1986 410 births

Caitrin — girls' name

410 babies named Caitrin in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s1261990s1212000s1142010s26
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Caitrin was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

22 babies were named Caitrin in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caitrin

The Social Security Administration has registered 410 babies named Caitrin between 1976 and 2017, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caitrin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caitrin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Caitrin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caitrin 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 410 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.

Caitrin at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

410

Since 1976

42 years of records

Peak year

1986

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1976

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2017

Caitrin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1976

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1986)
22
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0510152025 201720082003199819931988198319781976 5

Caitrin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
126 births that decade — 31% of Caitrin's all-time total
1970s231980s1261990s1212000s1142010s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caitrin?
410 babies have been named Caitrin since 1976. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1986 with 22 births.
When was Caitrin most popular?
Caitrin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Caitrin been used?
Caitrin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 42 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Caitrin?
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, 1976–2017 (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.