Is Caitlin a boy or girl name?
Caitlin is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 121 girls and 0 boys were named Caitlin, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 112,351 US babies named Caitlin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,679
- Babies named Caitlin since 1955
- 112,351
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 7,274 babies
Boys and girls named Caitlin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 410 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,278 | 100% |
| 1980s | 171 | 33,584 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 95 | 49,035 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 17 | 22,298 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,935 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 482 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,679 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,288 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,192 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,190 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,794 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,524 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,358 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,418 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,152 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 477 | #609 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 628 | #496 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 654 | #468 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 741 | #424 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 803 | #393 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 945 | #339 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,216 | #267 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,459 | #235 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,530 | #230 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,653 | #209 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,778 | #193 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,195 | 2,050 | #161 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 2,311 | #142 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 2,743 | #123 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 3,456 | #89 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,588 | 4,102 | #76 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,849 | 3,461 | #93 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,617 | 4,175 | #78 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,388 | 3,862 | #88 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,579 | 4,268 | #84 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,547 | 4,386 | #81 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,902 | 4,654 | #78 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,891 | 5,428 | #64 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,601 | 5,391 | #62 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,521 | 6,384 | #55 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,071 | 7,026 | #50 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,737 | 7,025 | #49 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,204 | 7,246 | #44 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,222 | 4,989 | #63 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,020 | 3,881 | #69 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,238 | 3,593 | #77 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,373 | 2,343 | #118 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,561 | 1,885 | #153 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,650 | 1,192 | #219 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,591 | 784 | #309 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 646 | #365 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 254 | #677 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 222 | #711 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 172 | #855 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 134 | #950 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,220 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,323 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,314 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,377 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,155 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,152 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,246 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,416 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,572 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,000 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,535 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,429 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,447 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,203 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,223 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,670 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,948 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,334 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,347 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,929 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Caitlin reached #1,737 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #44 in 1988. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Caitlin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.