The first name Kaitlyn

In 2025, 23 girls were named Kaitlyn, making it the 1,362nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 400 births (#139).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kaitlyn with other names.

In 2025, 340 girls born in the United States were named Kaitlyn, the 802nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 8,759 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.

Nicknames for Kaitlyn

• Kait

• Kaitlyn Dever
  American actress (born 1996)
• Kaitlyn Maher
  American actress, born 2004
• Kaitlyn Ashley
  American pornographic actress, born 1971
• Kaitlyn Lawes
  Canadian curler, born 1988
• Kaitlyn Farrington
  American snowboarder and gold medalist, born 1989
• Kaitlyn Weaver
  American-Canadian ice dancer, born 1989
• Kaitlyn Black
  American actress, born 1983
• Kaitlyn Santa Juana
  Actress, born 1996
• Kaitlyn Dias
  American actress and voice artist, born 1999
• Amouranth
  American live streamer and businesswoman (born 1993)

• Orla
• Maeve
• Kennedy
• Keira
• Caitlin
• Kiara
• Kathleen
• Aoife
• Katelyn
• Tara
• Nola
• Caitlyn
• Eileen
• Ciara
• Bridget
• Saoirse

All 142 names of Irish origin

What is the origin of the name Kaitlyn?

Kaitlyn comes from Irish.

How popular is the name Kaitlyn?

In 2025, 23 girls born in England and Wales were named Kaitlyn, ranking 1,362nd. Its peak was 2006, with 400 births.

What are nicknames for Kaitlyn?

Common nicknames for Kaitlyn include Kait.

Is Kaitlyn a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 166,921 US babies named Kaitlyn since 1880 were girls.

When was Kaitlyn most popular?

2000 in the United States, when 8,759 babies were named Kaitlyn, its highest rank at 30th.

What name is Kaitlyn a form of?

Kaitlyn is a form of Caitlin.