Is Caitlynn a boy or girl name?
Caitlynn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 0 boys were named Caitlynn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,935 US babies named Caitlynn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,638
- Babies named Caitlynn since 1985
- 4,935
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 297 babies
Boys and girls named Caitlynn, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,638 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,378 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,118 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,685 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,464 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,830 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,165 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,706 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,529 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,271 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,976 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,720 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,554 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,344 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,369 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,368 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,222 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,108 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,039 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,004 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 242 | #923 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 274 | #822 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 254 | #852 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 297 | #734 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 228 | #888 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 195 | #975 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,107 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 188 | #987 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,159 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,188 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,609 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,849 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,631 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,452 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,634 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,211 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,146 |
Highest rank
Caitlynn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #734 in 1998. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Caitlynn
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.