Girls' name · peaked in 1995
Kaitlin name popularity since 1925
57,430 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kaitlin. Half of them were born in 1994 or earlier, so the typical Kaitlin is about 32 years old in 2026. Kaitlin peaked in 1995 as the #94 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 57,430
- Named Kaitlin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #4,114 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 57,355 girls · 75 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 1.87× its national share
Peak year is the year Kaitlin made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kaitlin births per year, 1925–2025
1995 was the biggest year for Kaitlin both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1980 and 1985, Kaitlin became 8.8× more common, from 1 in 12,300 baby girls to 1 in 1,390.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby girls fell by 61%, from 1 in 1,990 to 1 in 5,140.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kaitlin's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kaitlin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kaitlin in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 166 | 0 | #3,841 |
| 1980s | 12,460 | 38 | #208 |
| 1990s | 30,820 | 32 | #94 |
| 2000s | 11,650 | 5 | #321 |
| 2010s | 2,058 | 0 | #1,332 |
| 2020–25 | 201 | 0 | #4,114 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
62.3% of babies named Kaitlin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Kaitlin is most popular
The index compares Kaitlin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kaitlin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1.87× | 332 |
| Connecticut | 1.52× | 929 |
| Utah | 1.41× | 679 |
| New Jersey | 1.38× | 2,147 |
| Washington | 1.35× | 1,277 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kaitlin and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kaitlin (this page) | 57,355 | 1995 |
| Kaitlyn | 166,689 | 2000 |
| Caitlin | 112,143 | 1988 |
| Kaytlin | 3,324 | 1999 |
| Kaitlan | 1,119 | 1990 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kaitlin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kaitlin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kaitlin (1995).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data