Is Kaitlynn a boy or girl name?
Kaitlynn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 0 boys were named Kaitlynn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 16,378 US babies named Kaitlynn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,528
- Babies named Kaitlynn since 1982
- 16,378
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 822 babies
Boys and girls named Kaitlynn, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,528 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,671 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,734 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,016 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,931 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,836 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,856 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,525 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,375 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 272 | #993 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 290 | #931 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 312 | #842 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 404 | #699 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 377 | #732 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 393 | #717 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 470 | #635 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 565 | #544 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 651 | #497 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 574 | #527 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 647 | #476 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,284 | 670 | #453 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 680 | #440 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 731 | #399 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 808 | #368 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 801 | #368 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 822 | #361 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 809 | #356 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 754 | #366 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 745 | #365 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 698 | #378 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 602 | #413 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 595 | #420 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 551 | #452 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 364 | #619 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 340 | #655 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 246 | #786 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 165 | #998 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,438 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,849 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,564 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,400 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,235 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaitlynn reached #12,284 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #356 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 Kaitlynn
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.