Recorded 1985–2018 Girls' name Peak 1998 768 births

Kaitlen — girls' name

768 babies named Kaitlen in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1251990s3652000s2302010s48
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kaitlen was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

51 babies were named Kaitlen in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaitlen

The Social Security Administration has registered 768 babies named Kaitlen between 1985 and 2018, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaitlen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaitlen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 365 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaitlen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaitlen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaitlen 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 768 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.

Kaitlen at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

768

Since 1985

34 years of records

Peak year

1998

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1985

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kaitlen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1985

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
51
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0204060 201820112007200319991995199119871985 8

Kaitlen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
365 births that decade — 48% of Kaitlen's all-time total
1980s1251990s3652000s2302010s48

Kaitlen by state

Where Kaitlen concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaitlen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 4.3%
#2 Texas
22 2.9%
California share of Kaitlen's total US births 4.3%
Even split

33 of 768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaitlen?
768 babies have been named Kaitlen since 1985. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 51 births.
When was Kaitlen most popular?
Kaitlen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 365 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Kaitlen most popular?
The top states for the name Kaitlen are California (33 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Kaitlen been used?
Kaitlen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 34 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kaitlen?
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, 1985–2018 (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.