Girls' name · since 1989
Kaitlyne
318 babies named Kaitlyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
318 girls have been named Kaitlyne since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaitlyne has been recorded 318 times among girls since 1989, 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 1989 to 2012.
- #15,433 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 318 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaitlyne ranks #15,433 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 318 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaitlyne's 318 recorded births place it above 78.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kaitlyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaitlyne splits its recorded history at 2000: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaitlyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2012
- Peak year (1998)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kaitlyne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (182 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Kaitlyne's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Kaitlyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 182 births (57% of all-time use).
Kaitlyne by state
Where Kaitlyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 2.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
7 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Kaitlyne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaitlynes (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaitlyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1989–2012 (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 Kaitlyne 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.