Recorded 1990–1998 Girls' name Peak 1990 30 births

Kaitlain — girls' name

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

1990s30
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kaitlain was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kaitlain in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaitlain

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Kaitlain between 1990 and 1998, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaitlain currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaitlain performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaitlain 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 30 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.

Kaitlain at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

30

Since 1990

9 years of records

Peak year

1990

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1990

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1998

Kaitlain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1990

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19981995199419911990 7

Kaitlain by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
30 births that decade — 100% of Kaitlain's all-time total
1990s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaitlain?
30 babies have been named Kaitlain since 1990. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
When was Kaitlain most popular?
Kaitlain was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Kaitlain been used?
Kaitlain has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 9 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Kaitlain?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, 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, 1990–1998 (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.