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Girl name

Kaitlinn

100% girls · last recorded 2008

Kaitlinn has been given to about 188 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 185
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kaitlinn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time188

How popular is Kaitlinn?

Its best year was 1995, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 5553rd. The typical living American called Kaitlinn is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Kaitlinn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaitlin0.92
  2. Kaitlynn0.93
  3. Caitlin0.89
  4. Caitlynn0.90
  5. Kaitlyn0.84
  6. Caitlyn0.81
  7. Kailynn0.82
  8. Aislinn0.79

Middle names for Kaitlinn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kaitlinn Anne0.81
  2. Kaitlinn Eve0.80
  3. Kaitlinn Elizabeth0.78
  4. Kaitlinn Catherine0.78
  5. Kaitlinn Josephine0.78
  6. Kaitlinn Rose0.77

Sibling names for Kaitlinn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daltonbrother · 0.64
  2. Hannasister · 0.64
  3. Alejandrasister · 0.64
  4. Ravensister · 0.63
  5. Dariusbrother · 0.63
  6. Chandlereither · 0.63

Where Kaitlinn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kaitlinn Anderson0.77
    2. Kaitlinn Reyes0.72
    3. Kaitlinn Moore0.72
    4. Kaitlinn Lee0.72
    5. Kaitlinn Hall0.72
    6. Kaitlinn Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kaitlinn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.