Kaitlyn

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

Girl's name · #802 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Kaitlyn reached its best rank, #30, in 2000 and ranked #802 in 2025. Roughly 167,000 girls have been named Kaitlyn since 1971.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#505 in Ecuador (2025) · #913 in Scotland (2025) · #1,385 in England & Wales (2025) · #719 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kaitlyns

Kaitlyn Dever — American actress (born 1996)
Kaitlyn Maher — American actress
Kaitlyn — American bodybuilder, model, and professional wrestler
Kaitlyn Lawes — Canadian curler
Kaitlyn Farrington — American snowboarder and gold medalist

What Kaitlyns become

Among 134 notable people named Kaitlyn:

Sports figures appear 3.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kaitlyn, American bodybuilder, model, and professional wrestler.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Katelyn (#1077), Caitlin (#2333), and Caitlyn (#2492), Kaitlyn 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 · Gabrielle · Kayleigh · Alexandria · Madalyn · Jocelyn

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