Caitlyn

In 2022, the name Caitlyn was 1,710th most popular baby name for girls and 3,143rd most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 121 babies were named Caitlyn in the United States.

In 2022, 1 out of every 27,778 babies in the United States were named Caitlyn. Today, the average age of someone named Caitlyn is around 24 to 26 years old.

The name "Caitlyn" is not common today.

Nicknames for Caitlyn include Cait and Caitie.

Caitlyn Meaning & Origin

Caitlyn is a variant of the name Caitlin, derived from the Irish name Cathleen, which means "pure" or "unsullied."

Pronunciation

Caitlyn is pronounced keyt-lin in English. The name Caitlyn has 7 letters and 2 syllables.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

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Fun Facts about Caitlyn

• The name Caitlyn has Irish origins and is a variant of the name Caitlin, which itself is an Irish form of Catherine. It means 'pure'. It became popular in English-speaking countries in the 1970s.

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U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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