The first name Kaitlin
A girl’s name from Irish.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Irish origin
A female given name from Irish, one of the modern spelling variants of Caitlin.
A form of Caitlin.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Kaitlin, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 233 births (#198).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kaitlin with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kaitlin at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 35 girls born in the United States were named Kaitlin, the 4,114th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1995, when 3,602 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kaitlin
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kaitlin OlsonAmerican actress, born 1975
- Kaitlin DoubledayAmerican actress, born 1984
- Kaitlin SandenoAmerican swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1983
- Kaitlin HawayekAmerican ice dancer, born 1996
- Kaitlin VilasusoAmerican actress and podcast host, born 1986
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Kaitlin?
- Kaitlin comes from Irish.
- How popular is the name Kaitlin?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Kaitlin, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2004, with 233 births.
- Is Kaitlin a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 57,430 US babies named Kaitlin since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kaitlin most popular?
- 1995 in the United States, when 3,602 babies were named Kaitlin, its highest rank at 94th.
- What name is Kaitlin a form of?
- Kaitlin is a form of Caitlin.