Girls' name · since 1986
Caytlin
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 282 babies named Caytlin, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 282
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Caytlin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 282 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caytlin has been recorded 282 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2015.
- #16,436 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 282 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caytlin ranks #16,436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 282 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 282
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Caytlin's 282 recorded births place it above 77.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caytlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caytlin's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caytlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2015
- Peak year (1999)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Caytlin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (125 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Caytlin's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Caytlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 125 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Caytlin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 29 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 Caytlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1986–2015 (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 Caytlin 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.