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Popularity Over Time: How Many Girls Have Been Named Caitlin
This chart illustrates how many Girls were named Caitlin in the U.S. since 1880.
A few facts about the girl's name Caitlin:
Records indicate that 108,044 girls in the United States have been named Caitlin since 1880.
The greatest number of people were given this name in 1988, when 7,237 people in the U.S. were given the name Caitlin. Those people are now 32 years old.
So ... how do we know this stuff? Baby Names Hub identifies trends by analyzing vast amounts of data made available by the U.S. government and other public sources. This data, including social security statistics, provides detailed information on baby name popularity and trends in the United States.
Comments about the name Caitlin
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241 Positive Comments
"My name is caitlyn but I like Caitlin instead and so does my friends" Nov. 23, 2020: 
"For me the name "Caitl?n" (Irish) is one of the most beautiful name, because it was the name of my beloved sister in the past. I miss her still today. And she looked very similar to the beautiful women of the first image here." Jun. 19, 2016: 
"My name is spelt caitlin and I love the name because it's meaning is pure which is a lovely meaning and it's a beautiful name to say :).but I don't like it when someone spells my name rong even though they are my friends." Jun. 18, 2014: 
"My name is Caitlin l love the name. people spell my name wrong. You say it like Caitlin. I meat a lot of people with the name. I love my name and I think it's cool" Dec. 13, 2013: 
"I'm Caitlin. I never really liked my name. Before I did some looking up and now I love it and finding new thing about it. I LOVE MY NAME. i'v only met like five
people that can actually spell it right except family members. I love the name Caitlin which means pure." Jun. 13, 2013: 
"my name is Caitlin and i love it!People usually say with a k or a y at the end,other than that it is a gorgeous name and i love it!" Dec. 26, 2012: 
"My name is Caitlin and I love it! People misspell it a lot but it is very beautiful.:)" May. 13, 2012: 
"im 14 and my name is CAITLYN and its annoying that people call me kaaylee instead of caitlyn -.-" Jan. 5, 2012: 
"im caitlin and its true there are many diffrent spellings but iv never meet another caitlin" Sep. 22, 2011: 
"My name is spelled Caitlin I have never met anyone actually named Caitlin like me (: I like It" Jul. 26, 2011: 
"hi i am called caitlin i loveeeee my name it rocks" Feb. 17, 2011: 
"Dang i love my name!!! but i really hate it when people spell it wrong!! anyways To those who are named Caitlin: OUR NAME IS THE BEST! IT ROCKS!!!" Feb. 3, 2011: 
"my names Caitlin i love the name people ALWAYS spell my name wrong it so anoying everyone with the name caitlin rocks" Jan. 26, 2011: 
"I love the name Caitlin, my daughter is Katelin Gemma, as her daddy registered her birth as I was poorly after she was born and he spelt it wrong! Having said that I like the way she spells it, although everyone always spells it the 'correct' way! She is the only Katelin (or caitlin) in her school although at dance class there are 4 of them, each spelling it differently!!!" Jan. 12, 2011: 
"everybody named caitlin is awsome but i hate when some one spells my name wrong.the correct way is caitlin. i always meet someone nameed caitlin it cool.i do sometimes wish my name was something else when people say my name wrong." Dec. 22, 2010: 
"My name is Caitlin. Its awesome to know people that have the same as mine :)" Dec. 21, 2010: 
"hey! whats up im Caitlin too and it is IRISH just by the way. and my surname is also irish and ive only ever met two other caitlins so i think its pretty and original. i luv my name but people usually call me cait or caitie :) :) :)" Nov. 19, 2010: 
"My name is Caitlyn. All of you claiming that it needs to be spelled only one way that that's the "right way" need to know that it originates from the name Katherine, so it's not like you name is what it originally is either. So stop being all "holier than thou" and proclaiming that your name is legit. Seriously. You look like a bunch of pricks." Oct. 5, 2010: 
"My name is CAITLIN and yes that is the correct and only way to spell it, I am named after my great grandmother Katherine. Caitlin is the Irish/Gaelic form of Katherine." Sep. 22, 2010: 
"My daughters name is Caitlin Hope and that's quite unusual for a german girl. She loves her name, calling herself "caitsy" occasionally. And most people spell her name correctly the first time" Sep. 22, 2010: 
"I really enjoy my name....i hate when people misspell it though" Sep. 4, 2010: 
"hii my name is caitlin im 13 and all my friends think its a cute way to spell it, but the thing is that every where i go everyone spells is "Kaitlyn or Kaitlin or Caitlyn" its very annoying" Aug. 5, 2010: 
"My name is Caitlin too!! haha lol but in my school theres another Kaitlin but hers is spelled with a "k" but she is a B**ch!! but i love my name cuz i never met anyone who spells there name like i do!!!" Jul. 19, 2010: 
"My name is Caitlin and everybody spells my name wrong. One day my teacher spelled my name like Catland. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR to her grrrr." Jun. 27, 2010: 
"My name is Caitlin. There aren't many people who can spell it correctly! My parents and siblings can, but many of my relatives can't! I rarely have pronunciation issues though. I know at least 15 other girls with the same name as me (Different and same spellings) so it's kinda fun to compare how we spell it and crazy spelling mistakes that come from it!
I don't get all upset when someone spells it wrong, I usually correct them though! Nobody likes to see their name spelled wrong!
My mom and dad names me and my siblings with names that begin with the "K" sound. There is three of us, so when my mom goes "K..." all of us are like "What?" My mom sometimes calls me caitie-lynn, or cait, I also get called caitie-lady and caitie-pooh (This is one that I was NOT fond of!). I remember when i was in grade 11. There were three girls in my math class, including me, with the same name (all different spellings, mine Caitlin, one Kaitlyn and one Katelyn. It was quite confusing! Also, there is two of us, with the same spelling, so it gets really confusing when someone goes over the PA saying "Caitlin call ext 179" We are both like "Uh, which one?"
It isn't too bad. My name is my name I guess. I couldn't imagine having another one..." Jun. 15, 2010: 
"ammm they pronounce my name wrong.... and sometimes spell it incorrect too...it's annoying but it's nice having such name :)" May. 21, 2010: 
"My name is Caitlin, and i love it :) everyone spells it wrong :P. i think that spelling it like 'Caitlin' is the prettiest way and the best way :). my friend also loves me name :)" May. 18, 2010: 
"I went out with a girl called Caitlin and her love hole stank of fish and dead babies." May. 18, 2010: 
"I love spelling my name C-a-i-t-l-i-n. I hate when it has K's or Y's. I know a girl that spells her name Katelynn. Yuck. And everyone knows me as Caity. [: I'm an '88 baby so it seems that I was named when it was very popular. [: I love it [:" May. 10, 2010: 
"Hi im a Caitlin and am 16. Often it is spelt wrong. Its really not that hard to spell though.i think spelling it "Caitlin" looks prettier than with a K or a Y. I do get called Caitlind sometimes which is strange because i have never heard of someone with the name Caitlind before. I have met many many people with the name Caitlin and havnt met one i dont like. I got named after my aunty whose name was Catherine, she passed away before i was born. They both have the same meaning which is "Pure" in Gaelic. I also get called Caitie (yes weird spellng) by friends but my Mum hates me being called that. She wishes i would just make them all call me Caitlin :)" Apr. 28, 2010: 
"My twin's name is Caitlin but we all (her included) spell it Catilynn. It's a weird way but we like it (: People usually spell it with only one n or the Caitlin way" Apr. 26, 2010: 
"My name is Caitlin and people always spell it wrong with like a k or a y its really annoying. 2 of my nicknames are kk and cat" Apr. 8, 2010: 
"my name is caitlin to there are a lot of people name caitlin.caitlin was the first popular name." Mar. 28, 2010: 
"Hubby and I love the name and want to call our second daughter Caitlin (she's due in 5 weeks time)" Mar. 21, 2010: 
"My name is Caitlin, I'm 17 almost 18, and I love my name. I don't get as annoyed as my mom does when people spell my name wrong (I'm named after her cousin) and one of my best friends is named Kaitlyn (I constantly tell her she spells it wrong :P) and we go by Katie A (me) and Katy B (her)" Mar. 20, 2010: 
"I'm 30 - one of the early Caitlins. I was named after Caitlin Thomas; author and wife of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Proud of my Welsh name and its traditional spelling!" Mar. 1, 2010: 
"Caitlin is less common then any of the other vary's of the name. It means pure and is Irish. I feel having the name Caitlin in this spelling is amazing!" Feb. 23, 2010: 
"My uncle gave me the nickname Katie my lady but you live with it. I am also proud to be a Caitlin!" Feb. 17, 2010: 
"I love that name since it is my name, it describes a fun-loving joyfull girl !" Jan. 30, 2010: 
"my name is caitlin. people either spell it with a 'k' or 'catlin'. sometimes it is annoying, but i live with it!" Jan. 20, 2010: 
"I'm 18 and I LOVE my name! I think "Caitlin" is the right way to spell it (of course) and I do know of many Caitlin's, but they spell it wrong :(. I hate the nickname Cait or any different version but my parents usually call me "Cay". I was told Caitlin meant "beautiful eyed" in Gaelic..." Jan. 7, 2010: 
"I'm 12 and I'm the only person I know who's name is caitlin and I love it. Some people also mispronounce my name as cat-lin or spell it caitlyn" Jan. 1, 2010: 
"I'm 12 i kinda like my name, my best friends name is also Caitlin, there are over 150 ways to spell Caitlin, but i like Ceightlynne i don't know why, i just do." Nov. 24, 2009: 
"Hi,my name is Caitlin and I'm a super model! Everybody always says that I have a a really pretty name! Directors say that "Caitlin" will be the name of 2010! So........I would pick that name if I were you!" Nov. 17, 2009: 
"I love my name. I pronounce my name KAHT-leen though...the gaelic way. I was part of the 'Caitlin' boom of 1988...there are lots of us from that year. It was one of the most popular names of the late 80's" Nov. 16, 2009: 
"Hi I'm a Caitlin to. Even though people mispronouce my name and spell it wrong, I love my name. I think it suits me well. :)" Nov. 6, 2009: 
"I was named after a character on the original Degrassi junior high series! This was back in the 80's. I love my name!" Nov. 1, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin and a lot of people spell it wrong. They spell it Caitlyn or Kaitlyn or Kaitlin. In one of my classes there were two Caitlin's (one of them being me) and a Caitlyn. It got confusing when the teacher said the name Caitlin/Caitlyn because then we would all answer. My friends and family have given me nicknames like Caity-lin and Caiti/Caity and Caitlin Waitlin. It is kind of embarrasing when a friend is around at your place when your Mum calls you Caitlin Waitlin too." Oct. 24, 2009: 
"I love the name caitlin, but I dont like it when people spell my name wrong. I still live with it." Oct. 16, 2009: 
"HI my name is also Caitlin:) i absolutely love my name. People call me cait and some actually call me caity-kins haha pretty embarrassing nickname:)" Oct. 16, 2009: 
"I'm also a Caitlin and (until now) haven't met anyone else who's spelled the name correctly. I also have the constant misspell issues. The worst is when they're looking right at something with your name on it (ID, Driver's license, etc.). I love my name, always have. It's nice to not be an "Ashley" or a "Brittany" and have 12 of them in one class." Oct. 12, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin (11)and I love it. People miss spell my name al the time. I didn't know there was so many people that had the same name as me." Oct. 4, 2009: 
"Awesome name I LOVE! my name people call me Caity! and i'm 12" Oct. 3, 2009: 
"Caitlin is the best way to spell the name; not Kaitlyn or Caitlyn. This is the true Irish spelling" Sep. 8, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin and i never had anybody else spell it the same till now. Wow i guess i never tried here to look.....haha" Aug. 26, 2009: 
"I love the name "Caitlin". It is such a cute name. There are many ways to spell Caitlin but this way is the authentic, irish way to spell it. Any other way is a variation." Aug. 16, 2009: 
"Everyone wants to spell my name with a k or a y and everyone calls me catalina or katelynn i dont see how people could even begin to spell it that way when its spelled caitlin even my friends call me cat i'm not an animal" Jul. 21, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin and I love it because I have only met Kaitlyns. I hate when people say "Catlin," its ridiculous to me how they get cat out of "Cait" lol." Jul. 1, 2009: 
"hey mynameis caitlin. im 13. I hate when people miss s[ell my name snd miss pronounce it. It tends to get very annoyin. But it can be fun to correct people." Jun. 10, 2009: 
"Caitlin is a cute name. People have different spellings for it. Kaitlin or Kaitlyn or Caitlyn are other ways of spelling it." Jun. 9, 2009: 
"Hi my name is Caitlin and Im 16 years old. Here in my place im the only one with this name and so everyone always pronounce and spell it wrong. I really hate it, espcially in elementary people always teasing me about my name so i told my mom that i want to change my name but she told me not to. I dont know why but now that i think about it im glad that i didnt change it because im the only one, "THE ORIGINAL CAITLIN". Well here in my place that is..." Jun. 9, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin and I am 23. The biggest spelling mistake i see is when people spell it as "Catland." Since when am I my own country? And, a country of cats? It is such a popular name, and it makes me irritated when people spell it totally wrong." May. 30, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin. I'm 14. I really like my name, and the spelling. It kinda annoys me when people spell it wrong, but what really gets me is when people spell it catlin. Some people call me Caity, or Cait, but usually it's just Caitlin." May. 17, 2009: 
"This is such a beautiful name! One of my faves. The only thing that prevents me from naming my baby girl this is that it's way too popular." Apr. 5, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin. i also have problems with people spelling my name wrong. every teacher has thet own way of spelling it. i know 7 other "Caitlin"s but only one other one that is spelled the same as mine. i was born aug. 14th anyone else?" Apr. 4, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin and I have never seen so many girls spell that way. It makes me very excited. I love the way mine is spelled even though its messed up all the time. Everyone tells me that they think this spelling is pretty." Apr. 2, 2009: 
"HI MY NAME IS CAITLIN AD I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE INCORECTLEY SPEL IT THANKS MUMS AND DADS IF YOU ARE STUCK CHOSING A NAME FOR YOU BABY GIRL REMEMBER THE NAME CAITLIN xxx" Mar. 28, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin and I"m 12 going on 13. I love my name! I don't know anybody yet that has the same name as me so i feel like an individual. I also like my name because it not too baby-ish or too adult-ish. I hate it when people misspell my name! They misspell it in SO many ways but the most common are Kaitlin or Caitlyn." Mar. 20, 2009: 
"im 12 years old and my name is spelled kaitlin... but i like the name when it's spelled caitlyn." Mar. 18, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin. I'm 13. All my friends and teachers mispell my name Caitlyn, or Katelyn, when it's Caitlin. I've never known anyone spelling their name Caitlin, except me." Mar. 14, 2009: 
"yoyoyoyo im caitlin!!
hahaaa.
&& im da bomb like tick tick.
[getlikeme]
:PP" Mar. 12, 2009: 
"Hi i am 12 years old and my name is spelled CAITLIN almost all my teachers spell it wrong i only met 2 other caitlin's so far i love my name and i also love cats Nya~ :D lol" Mar. 8, 2009: 
"my name is caitlini`m 13 its alittle confusing somtimes because it is so populer but i don`t care i love it anyway, though now it is really confuseing so people call me Neko it means "cat" in japanise and thats what i am "meow"" Mar. 2, 2009: 
"hey fellow caitlins,
i once met a caitlin who spelt her name k-a-t-e-l-a-n-d...and normally im ok with alternative spellings, but that was just a bit too much. what were her parents thinking?
other than that i like the name caitiln, its nice. a bit mainstream, but nice.
xxxx" Feb. 28, 2009: 
"Hi I am Caitlin also and i am 11, people always spell my name wrong o well my mom thought it was cute and it is mostly after my two aunts" Feb. 23, 2009: 
"Hi, my name is Caitlin and I love because it is so diffrent and nobody expects for it to be spelled like that. I don't know anybody that spells there Caitlin like mine (caitlin) but I guess I was wrong and there are many people put there!" Feb. 22, 2009: 
"My name is spelled Caitlyn...although it is a popular name I still like it and think it is pretty to say. I get mad when people call me katie or cait. only my close friends call me cait. I don't really get upset when people misspell it because I am use to it being spelled wrong." Feb. 13, 2009: 
"I am another Caitlin. I don't really mind when people spell it wrong - it happens all the time. What annoys me is when people don't know how to say it: "What's your name?" "Caitlin." "Katy?" "No - Caitlin." "Kate?" "Yes, but with an l-i-n on the end." People have also asked me if it's Chinese. It is an amazing name!" Feb. 11, 2009: 
"hi my name is caitlin i am 7 years old i was born in 2001 so bye" Feb. 10, 2009: 
"I love my name! Although growing up I was a lot cooler because no on in the early 80s had really heard of 'Caitlin' as a name. I felt very unique until it started to become popular. :( But it's still awesome and special, just like you! My parents named me after the wife of the famous Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Her name was Caitlin MacNamara. How about you?" Feb. 10, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin and I agree it is very annoying when people spell it incorrectly. I have gotten Kaitlin, Caitlyn, Katelyn, Catlin, Kaitlyn, the only way people never guess is Caitlin, the way I spell it. I still love my name even if it is misspelled incessantly! I think it is very pretty and not too common. My favorite spelling is indeed my spelling, the original one C-A-I-T-L-I-N." Feb. 7, 2009: 
"My name is Caitlin too an I like the name, but sooo many people have it. I've been in a class with 5 different Caitlins (various spellings though). I like our spelling the best (with a c and an i) but it seems to be the one that people get right the least. Sometimes I go by Caitie too." | |