Fun Facts About the Name Kaitlynn
- More than 16 thousand babies named Kaitlynn: U.S. records list 16,419 babies given the name Kaitlynn from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 boys received the name Kaitlynn - about 1 boy for every 3,283 girls.
What Does the Name Kaitlynn Mean?
Kaitlynn is a modern English spelling variant of Caitlin, and its customary meaning is "pure," inherited from Catherine. Caitlin comes from Irish Caitlín, which derives from Old French Cateline, a diminutive form of Catherine. Catherine goes back to Greek Aikaterine. The literal etymology of Aikaterine is uncertain. A long-standing explanation connects it to Greek katharos, "pure," which is where the customary meaning comes from; another suggestion links it to the goddess Hecate, but that is not settled.
The -lynn ending is a spelling variation rather than a separate root. It does not change the name's derivation from Caitlin and Catherine, though it may reflect the influence of the common English name element -lyn or -lynn, as in Lynn. The name is used in English-speaking countries, while Caitlín belongs to Irish.
Kaitlynn Name History & Origins
Catherine entered Western European naming through Latin Catharina, from Greek Aikaterine. In medieval France it became Cateline, a diminutive form. From French, the name passed into Irish as Caitlín, where it became a traditional Irish name. English speakers later adopted Caitlin, and modern English has produced many respelled forms, including Kaitlin, Katelyn, Kaitlyn, and Kaitlynn. Kaitlynn belongs to this group of English spelling variants.
Devotion to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, an early Christian martyr whose story is traditional rather than historically documented, was one influence on the name's use in Christian Europe. The Irish form Caitlín developed within the Irish language and is not simply an English misspelling. In English, the -lynn spelling of Kaitlynn likely reflects the broader fashion for feminine names ending in -lyn or -lynn, but the underlying name remains Caitlin/Catherine.
Kaitlynn should not be confused with the separate English name Lynn, even though the ending looks similar. The two have different origins, and similarity of sound or spelling does not by itself indicate a shared source.
How Popular is the Name Kaitlynn?
Kaitlynn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1999. Its best rank was #356 in 1998.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,676 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 2024 | #3,528 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 2023 | #3,671 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #2,734 | 63 | 0.0038% |
| 2021 | #3,016 | 55 | 0.0034% |
| 2020 | #1,931 | 99 | 0.0061% |
| 2019 | #1,836 | 111 | 0.0066% |
| 2018 | #1,856 | 109 | 0.0064% |
| 2017 | #1,525 | 145 | 0.0084% |
| 2016 | #1,375 | 171 | 0.0097% |
| 2015 | #993 | 272 | 0.0152% |
| 2014 | #931 | 290 | 0.0162% |
| 2013 | #842 | 312 | 0.0178% |
| 2012 | #699 | 404 | 0.0229% |
| 2011 | #732 | 377 | 0.0214% |
| 2010 | #717 | 393 | 0.0221% |
| 2009 | #635 | 470 | 0.0256% |
| 2008 | #544 | 565 | 0.0299% |
| 2007 | #497 | 651 | 0.0339% |
| 2006 | #527 | 574 | 0.0302% |
| 2005 | #476 | 647 | 0.0350% |
| 2004 | #453 | 670 | 0.0365% |
| 2003 | #440 | 680 | 0.0372% |
| 2002 | #399 | 731 | 0.0407% |
| 2001 | #368 | 808 | 0.0449% |
| 2000 | #368 | 801 | 0.0441% |
| 1999 | #361 | 822 | 0.0463% |
| 1998 | #356 | 809 | 0.0458% |
| 1997 | #366 | 754 | 0.0433% |
| 1996 | #365 | 745 | 0.0425% |
| 1995 | #378 | 698 | 0.0397% |
| 1994 | #413 | 602 | 0.0337% |
| 1993 | #420 | 595 | 0.0329% |
| 1992 | #452 | 551 | 0.0299% |
| 1991 | #619 | 364 | 0.0194% |
| 1990 | #655 | 340 | 0.0179% |
| 1989 | #786 | 246 | 0.0133% |
| 1988 | #998 | 165 | 0.0093% |
| 1987 | #1,438 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 1986 | #1,849 | 61 | 0.0036% |
| 1985 | #3,564 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1984 | #4,400 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #11,235 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #12,284 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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