Is Kaitlin a boy or girl name?
Kaitlin is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 0 boys were named Kaitlin, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 57,394 US babies named Kaitlin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,067
- Babies named Kaitlin since 1971
- 57,394
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 3,612 babies
Boys and girls named Kaitlin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 167 | 100% |
| 1980s | 38 | 12,459 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 32 | 30,820 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 5 | 11,650 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,058 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 165 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,067 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,544 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,136 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,305 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,616 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,660 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,641 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,331 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,332 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 251 | #1,034 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,006 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 319 | #837 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 342 | #791 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 441 | #662 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 531 | #576 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 673 | #474 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 781 | #421 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 957 | #344 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,003 | #321 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,283 | 1,101 | #297 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,191 | #264 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,456 | #219 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,821 | #180 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 2,136 | #158 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 2,085 | #155 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 2,702 | #120 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,667 | #119 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 3,136 | #103 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,704 | 3,602 | #94 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 3,501 | #93 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,455 | 3,226 | #99 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 2,943 | #113 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,902 | 3,486 | #99 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,188 | 3,472 | #101 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,664 | 3,170 | #100 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,603 | 2,841 | #98 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,532 | 1,959 | #141 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,322 | 1,466 | #182 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 1,236 | #208 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,825 | 682 | #339 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 506 | #427 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 253 | #696 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 211 | #776 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,056 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,862 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,534 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,318 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,039 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,841 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,975 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,857 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,271 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaitlin reached #4,603 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #93 in 1994. 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 Kaitlin
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.