Girls' name · since 1982
Kaitlynn
16,419 babies named Kaitlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,671 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,419
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaitlynn currently ranks #3671 among girls' names in America, with 16,419 babies recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Kaitlynn recorded 16,419 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #3671 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #1,204 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,671 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,419 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaitlynn ranks #1,204 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,671 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,419 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,671 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,419
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaitlynn's 16,419 recorded births place it above 98.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaitlynn compares
16,419 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kaitlynn's all-time total is 44x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaitlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,419 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 822 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaitlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaitlynn splits its recorded history at 2004: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 822 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaitlynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 822
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kaitlynn popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Kaitlynn as boys' name)
Kaitlynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,598 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kaitlynn's strongest decade.
6,598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kaitlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 609
1980s
609 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,280 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,598 births
- 2010s 2,587
2010s
2,587 births
- 2020s 345
2020s
345 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,598 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kaitlynn 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 Kaitlynn's total volume
Kaitlynn by state
Where Kaitlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,536 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 1,460 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 897 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 800 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 661 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 618 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 579 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 570 | 3.5% |
1,536 of 16,419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Kaitlynn appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaitlynn's data
- Kaitlynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,598 total births); usage has since declined to 345 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaitlynns (1,536 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 Kaitlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Kaitlynn 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.