Caitlin is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1988 and has since faded.
Caitlin is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,333 for girl births in the United States (and #4,196 across all names), given to 78 babies. Caitlin first appears in 1955 and peaked in 1988 (7,246 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | 78 | #2,333 | — |
| 2024 | 121 | 121 | #1,684 | — |
| 2023 | 80 | 80 | #2,290 | — |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | #2,194 | — |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | #2,190 | — |
| 2020 | 110 | 110 | #1,794 | — |
| 2019 | 142 | 142 | #1,524 | — |
| 2018 | 166 | 166 | #1,360 | — |
| 2017 | 161 | 161 | #1,418 | — |
| 2016 | 218 | 218 | #1,152 | — |
| 2015 | 477 | 477 | #610 | — |
| 2014 | 628 | 628 | #496 | — |
| 2013 | 654 | 654 | #468 | — |
| 2012 | 741 | 741 | #424 | — |
| 2011 | 803 | 803 | #393 | — |
| 2010 | 945 | 945 | #339 | — |
| 2009 | 1,216 | 1,216 | #267 | — |
| 2008 | 1,459 | 1,459 | #235 | — |
| 2007 | 1,530 | 1,530 | #230 | — |
| 2006 | 1,653 | 1,653 | #209 | — |
| 2005 | 1,778 | 1,778 | #193 | — |
| 2004 | 2,062 | 2,062 | #161 | #6,195 |
| 2003 | 2,311 | 2,311 | #142 | — |
| 2002 | 2,743 | 2,743 | #123 | — |
| 2001 | 3,456 | 3,456 | #89 | — |
| 2000 | 4,107 | 4,107 | #76 | #10,589 |
| 1999 | 3,467 | 3,467 | #93 | #8,851 |
| 1998 | 4,181 | 4,189 | #78 | #8,617 |
| 1997 | 3,869 | — | #88 | #7,387 |
| 1996 | 4,276 | — | #84 | #6,579 |
| 1995 | 4,397 | — | #81 | #4,547 |
| 1994 | 4,660 | — | #78 | #7,902 |
| 1993 | 5,433 | — | #64 | #8,891 |
| 1992 | 5,403 | — | #62 | #4,601 |
| 1991 | 6,396 | — | #55 | #4,523 |
| 1990 | 7,046 | — | #50 | #3,071 |
| 1989 | 7,069 | — | #49 | #1,737 |
| 1988 | 7,274 | — | #44 | #2,204 |
| 1987 | 5,015 | — | #63 | #2,222 |
| 1986 | 3,897 | — | #69 | #3,020 |
| 1985 | 3,607 | — | #77 | #3,238 |
| 1984 | 2,364 | — | #118 | #2,373 |
| 1983 | 1,893 | — | #153 | #4,561 |
| 1982 | 1,200 | — | #219 | #4,650 |
| 1981 | 790 | — | #309 | #5,591 |
| 1980 | 646 | — | #365 | — |
| 1979 | 254 | — | #677 | — |
| 1978 | 222 | — | #711 | — |
| 1977 | 172 | — | #854 | — |
| 1976 | 133 | — | #956 | — |
| 1975 | 94 | — | #1,220 | — |
| 1974 | 80 | — | #1,323 | — |
| 1973 | 68 | — | #1,433 | — |
| 1972 | 77 | — | #1,313 | — |
| 1971 | 77 | — | #1,377 | — |
| 1970 | 100 | — | #1,155 | — |
| 1969 | 93 | — | #1,153 | — |
| 1968 | 77 | — | #1,246 | — |
| 1967 | 61 | — | #1,416 | — |
| 1966 | 51 | — | #1,572 | — |
| 1965 | 34 | — | #2,000 | — |
| 1964 | 24 | — | #2,535 | — |
| 1963 | 25 | — | #2,428 | — |
| 1962 | 14 | — | #3,446 | — |
| 1961 | 16 | — | #3,203 | — |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #3,224 | — |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,670 | — |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #4,949 | — |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #3,334 | — |
| 1956 | 13 | — | #3,346 | — |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #5,929 | — |