Girls' name · since 1985
Kaitland
Kaitland has 218 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 218
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaitland is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 218 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaitland has been recorded 218 times among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 2001.
- #18,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 218 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaitland ranks #18,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 218 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 218
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaitland's 218 recorded births place it above 73.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaitland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaitland's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaitland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2001
- Peak year (1996)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Kaitland by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (161 births, 74% of the file).
1990s was Kaitland's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Kaitland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
161 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 161 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Kaitland's decade-level peak was the 1990s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaitland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
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, 1985–2001 (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 Kaitland 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.