Caitlyn

Meaning: Possibly each of the two; popularly linked to pure
Origin: Variant of Caitlin · Greek; etymology debated (from Greek)

Nicknames: Cait

Girl's name · #2492 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Caitlyn's best rank, #115, came in 1998; it has stepped well back to #2492 today. Roughly 53,000 girls have been named Caitlyn since 1968.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,040 in Belgium (2025) · #1,077 in Austria (2025) · #1,247 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,326 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,877 in Canada (2024).

Famous Caitlyns

Caitlyn Jenner — American media personality and retired decathlete
Caitlyn Taylor Love — American actress and singer
Caitlyn Bobb — Bermudan athlete (born 2003)
Caitlyn Folley — American actress
Caitlyn Shadbolt — Australian singer

In stories & tradition

Caitlyn — League of Legends (video game)
Caitlyn Geller — Camp Rock (TV series)

What Caitlyns become

Among 58 notable people named Caitlyn:

Sports figures appear 3.08× more often than among typical names — e.g. Caitlyn Jenner, American media personality and retired decathlete.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Kaitlyn (#802), Katelyn (#1077), and Caitlin (#2333), Caitlyn would rank around #434 with about 710 births last year — the newborns split about 47/32/11/10 across Kaitlyn, Katelyn, Caitlin, and Caitlyn.

Similar names: Caitlin · Diamond · Kaila · Asia · Kassandra · Kaydence

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