Kaitlin

Kaitlin: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pure”
Origin: Irish
Say it: KAYT-lin · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Anglicized spelling variant of Caitlín, the Irish form of Katherine/Catherine. Ultimately from Greek Aikaterine, traditionally associated with Greek katharos 'pure.'

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How popular is Kaitlin?

20247.8 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Kaitlin in 202426

Peak year1995

Total US babies since 188057,394

Kaitlin is fading: recent use is about 12% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kaitlin

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Catalinapure · Spanish
Katherinepure · Greek
Catherinepure · Greek
Karenpure · Danish
Katiepure · English
Kathrynpure · Greek
Katepure · Greek
Caitlinpure · Irish

Kaitlin questions

What does the name Kaitlin mean?

Kaitlin means "pure". It comes from Irish. Anglicized spelling variant of Caitlín, the Irish form of Katherine/Catherine. Ultimately from Greek Aikaterine, traditionally associated with Greek katharos 'pure.'

Is Kaitlin a boy or girl name?

Kaitlin is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kaitlin?

26 US babies were named Kaitlin in 2024. Its peak year was 1995.

How do you pronounce Kaitlin?

Kaitlin is usually pronounced KAYT-lin.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.