US rank #3536 Girls' name Peak 1999 16,373 births

Kaitlynn — #3536 US girls' name

16,373 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.

1980s6091990s62802000s65972010s25842020s303
#3536
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kaitlynn was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

822 babies were named Kaitlynn in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaitlynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 16,373 babies named Kaitlynn between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaitlynn currently holds the #3536 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 822 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaitlynn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6,597 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaitlynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,536 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaitlynn in 47 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaitlynn 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 16,373 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.

Kaitlynn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

16,373

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1999

822 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,536

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaitlynn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
822
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 20242018201220062000199419881982 5

Kaitlynn popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2004 (Kaitlynn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2004 5

Kaitlynn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6,597 births that decade — 40% of Kaitlynn's all-time total
1980s6091990s62802000s65972010s25842020s303

Kaitlynn by state

Where Kaitlynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaitlynn
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
660 4.0%
#6 New York
618 3.8%
#7 Illinois
579 3.5%
#8 Indiana
570 3.5%
Texas share of Kaitlynn's total US births 9.4%
Even split

1,536 of 16,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.

Kaitlynn appears in 47 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaitlynn?
16,373 babies have been named Kaitlynn since 1982. It currently ranks #3536 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 822 births.
When was Kaitlynn most popular?
Kaitlynn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6,597 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Kaitlynn most popular?
The top states for the name Kaitlynn are Texas (1,536 births), California (1,460 births), Ohio (897 births).
How long has the name Kaitlynn been used?
Kaitlynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaitlynn?
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, 1982–2024 (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.