Recorded 1990–2006 Girls' name Peak 1995 120 births

Kaetlin — girls' name

120 babies named Kaetlin in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s902000s30
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Kaetlin was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kaetlin in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaetlin

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Kaetlin between 1990 and 2006, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaetlin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaetlin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaetlin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaetlin 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 120 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.

Kaetlin at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

120

Since 1990

17 years of records

Peak year

1995

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1990

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2006

Kaetlin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1990

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1995)
16
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 2006200119991997199519931990 6

Kaetlin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
90 births that decade — 75% of Kaetlin's all-time total
1990s902000s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaetlin?
120 babies have been named Kaetlin since 1990. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1995 with 16 births.
When was Kaetlin most popular?
Kaetlin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Kaetlin been used?
Kaetlin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 17 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Kaetlin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaelyn, Kaela, Kaelynn, Kaeli, 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, 1990–2006 (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.