Recorded 1988–2004 Girls' name Peak 1999 41 births

Caity — girls' name

41 babies named Caity in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s192000s11
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Caity was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

8 babies were named Caity in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caity

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Caity between 1988 and 2004, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caity currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caity performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caity shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caity 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 41 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.

Caity at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

41

Since 1988

17 years of records

Peak year

1999

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1988

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2004

Caity popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1988

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1999)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 2004200119991997199119891988 5

Caity by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 46% of Caity's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caity?
41 babies have been named Caity since 1988. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1999 with 8 births.
When was Caity most popular?
Caity was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Caity been used?
Caity has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 17 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Caity?
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, 1988–2004 (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.