Recorded 1985–2001 Girls' name Peak 1996 218 births

Kaitland — girls' name

218 babies named Kaitland in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s381990s1612000s19
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Kaitland was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

24 babies were named Kaitland in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaitland

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Kaitland between 1985 and 2001, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaitland currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaitland performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaitland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaitland 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 218 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.

Kaitland at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

218

Since 1985

17 years of records

Peak year

1996

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1985

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2001

Kaitland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1985

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1996)
24
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
0510152025 2001199819951992198919861985 5

Kaitland by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
161 births that decade — 74% of Kaitland's all-time total
1980s381990s1612000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaitland?
218 babies have been named Kaitland since 1985. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1996 with 24 births.
When was Kaitland most popular?
Kaitland was most popular in the 1990s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kaitland been used?
Kaitland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 17 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Kaitland?
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.

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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, 1985–2001 (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.