Recorded 1977–2004 Girls' name Peak 1989 58 births

Kaitrin — girls' name

58 babies named Kaitrin in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s231990s192000s11
1980s
Peak decade

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

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kaitrin in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaitrin

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Kaitrin between 1977 and 2004, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaitrin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaitrin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaitrin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaitrin 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 58 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.

Kaitrin at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

58

Since 1977

28 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1977

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2004

Kaitrin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1977

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2004200219941993199219891988198719851977 5

Kaitrin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 40% of Kaitrin's all-time total
1970s51980s231990s192000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaitrin?
58 babies have been named Kaitrin since 1977. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Kaitrin most popular?
Kaitrin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Kaitrin been used?
Kaitrin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 28 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Kaitrin?
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.

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, 1977–2004 (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.