Caitlyn
Rank in 2025
#2485
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
71
girls 71
Peak year
1998
2,937 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
52,637
since 1968
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Caitlyn was most popular in 1998, when 2,937 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 71 babies were named Caitlyn, ranking #2485 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 50%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | 2485 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 78 | 2347 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 103 | 1922 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 123 | 1692 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 127 | 1641 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 127 | 1632 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 198 | 1186 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 206 | 1170 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 232 | 1091 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 249 | 1049 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 494 | 598 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 692 | 462 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 754 | 406 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 826 | 378 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 930 | 343 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 1,071 | 302 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 1,279 | 256 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 1,492 | 227 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 1,611 | 213 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 1,755 | 200 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 1,898 | 182 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 2,030 | 165 | 12 | 6138 |
| 2003 | 2,080 | 160 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 2,266 | 148 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 2,536 | 133 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 2,835 | 118 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 2,673 | 124 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 2,937 | 115 | 6 | 8479 |
| 1997 | 2,364 | 133 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 2,334 | 138 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 2,302 | 138 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 2,171 | 150 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 2,044 | 153 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 1,970 | 156 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 1,609 | 185 | 6 | 7271 |
| 1990 | 1,587 | 183 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 1,234 | 221 | 5 | 7905 |
| 1988 | 1,171 | 222 | 5 | 7270 |
| 1987 | 596 | 387 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 537 | 410 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 373 | 532 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 212 | 762 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 157 | 942 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 105 | 1243 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 46 | 2195 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 42 | 2308 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 18 | 4052 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 13 | 4931 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 13 | 4942 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 10 | 5516 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | 8775 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | 8292 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | 6619 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1969 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | 7016 | <5 | — |
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Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years