Caytlyn — girls' name

What the Data Says About Caytlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Caytlyn between 1989 and 2011, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caytlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caytlyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caytlyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caytlyn 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 157 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.