Girls' name · since 1986
Kaitlynne
Kaitlynne has 929 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 929
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaitlynne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 929 have been recorded since 1986.
Kaitlynne has 929 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2016.
- #7,906 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 929 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaitlynne ranks #7,906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 929 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 929
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaitlynne's 929 recorded births place it above 89.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kaitlynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaitlynne's full recorded timeline at 2002, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaitlynne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2016
- Peak year (2000)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2016.
929 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 60 births in a single year.
Kaitlynne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (429 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Kaitlynne's strongest decade.
429 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kaitlynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
429 births
- 2000s
2000s
399 births
- 2010s 77
2010s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 429 births (46% of all-time use).
Kaitlynne decade highlights
- Peak decade 429 births
- Runner-up 399 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kaitlynne 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 Kaitlynne's total volume
Kaitlynne by state
Where Kaitlynne concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 19 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
25 of 929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 2.7% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.0% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.8% of nationwide
- Florida 1.7% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 10 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 2.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kaitlynne appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaitlynne's data
- Kaitlynne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (429 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaitlynnes (25 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaitlynne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1986–2016 (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 Kaitlynne 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.
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