Girls' name · since 1990
Kaetlin
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 120 babies named Kaetlin, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,119 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaetlin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 120 have been recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaetlin has been recorded 120 times among girls since 1990, 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 1990 to 2006.
- #25,119 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 120 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaetlin ranks #25,119 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,119 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaetlin's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaetlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaetlin's full recorded timeline at 1997, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaetlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2006
- Peak year (1995)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Kaetlin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (90 births, 75% of the file).
1990s was Kaetlin's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Kaetlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 90 births (75% of all-time use).
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- Kaetlin's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2000s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaetlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1990–2006 (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 Kaetlin 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.