Girls' name · since 1989
Kaitlinn
188 babies named Kaitlinn in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaitlinn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 188 have been recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Kaitlinn recorded 188 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2008.
- #20,457 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 188 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaitlinn ranks #20,457 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaitlinn's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaitlinn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaitlinn's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaitlinn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2008
- Peak year (1995)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kaitlinn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (112 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Kaitlinn's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kaitlinn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Kaitlinn's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2000s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaitlinn: 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 (~19 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, 1989–2008 (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 Kaitlinn 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.