Girls' name · since 1971
Kaitlin
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 57,355 babies named Kaitlin, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,101 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,355
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaitlin currently ranks #4101 among girls' names in America, with 57,355 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaitlin has been recorded 57,355 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #4101 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, 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 1971 to 2025.
- #536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,101 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 57,355 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaitlin ranks #536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,101 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 57,355 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,101 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,355
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaitlin's 57,355 recorded births place it above 99.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaitlin compares
57,355 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaitlin's all-time total is 153x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaitlin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57,355 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,602 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaitlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaitlin splits its recorded history at 1999: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 3,602 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaitlin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 3,602
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kaitlin popularity over time - boys
75 total births recorded since 1984 (Kaitlin as boys' name)
Kaitlin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (30,820 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Kaitlin's strongest decade.
30,820 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kaitlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 166
1970s
166 births
- 1980s
1980s
12,460 births
- 1990s
1990s
30,820 births
- 2000s 11,650
2000s
11,650 births
- 2010s 2,058
2010s
2,058 births
- 2020s 201
2020s
201 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30,820 births (54% of all-time use).
How Kaitlin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaitlin's total volume
Kaitlin by state
Where Kaitlin concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,259 | 9.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 4,271 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 3,204 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 2,911 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,906 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,534 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 2,498 | 4.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 2,147 | 3.7% |
5,259 of 57,355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kaitlin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaitlin's data
- Kaitlin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (30,820 total births); usage has since declined to 201 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaitlins (5,259 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaitlin: 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 (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Kaitlin 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.