Kaitlin is an established girls' name that peaked in 1995 and has since faded.
Kaitlin is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,114 for girl births in the United States (and #7,185 across all names), given to 35 babies. Kaitlin was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 1995 (3,602 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | #4,114 | — |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | #4,957 | — |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | #4,234 | — |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #5,548 | — |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | #4,138 | — |
| 2020 | 47 | 47 | #3,309 | — |
| 2019 | 67 | 67 | #2,617 | — |
| 2018 | 65 | 65 | #2,662 | — |
| 2017 | 66 | 66 | #2,642 | — |
| 2016 | 81 | 81 | #2,332 | — |
| 2015 | 178 | 178 | #1,332 | — |
| 2014 | 251 | 251 | #1,034 | — |
| 2013 | 248 | 248 | #1,006 | — |
| 2012 | 319 | 319 | #837 | — |
| 2011 | 342 | 342 | #792 | — |
| 2010 | 441 | 441 | #663 | — |
| 2009 | 531 | 531 | #576 | — |
| 2008 | 673 | 673 | #474 | — |
| 2007 | 781 | 781 | #421 | — |
| 2006 | 957 | 957 | #344 | — |
| 2005 | 1,003 | 1,003 | #321 | — |
| 2004 | 1,106 | 1,106 | #297 | #12,284 |
| 2003 | 1,191 | 1,191 | #264 | — |
| 2002 | 1,456 | 1,456 | #219 | — |
| 2001 | 1,821 | 1,821 | #180 | — |
| 2000 | 2,136 | 2,136 | #158 | — |
| 1999 | 2,085 | 2,085 | #155 | — |
| 1998 | 2,702 | 2,702 | #120 | — |
| 1997 | 2,667 | — | #119 | — |
| 1996 | 3,136 | — | #103 | — |
| 1995 | 3,612 | — | #94 | #5,704 |
| 1994 | 3,501 | — | #93 | — |
| 1993 | 3,231 | — | #99 | #9,455 |
| 1992 | 2,943 | — | #113 | — |
| 1991 | 3,493 | — | #99 | #6,902 |
| 1990 | 3,482 | — | #101 | #5,188 |
| 1989 | 3,182 | — | #100 | #4,665 |
| 1988 | 2,851 | — | #98 | #4,603 |
| 1987 | 1,965 | — | #141 | #6,532 |
| 1986 | 1,472 | — | #182 | #6,321 |
| 1985 | 1,236 | — | #208 | — |
| 1984 | 687 | — | #339 | #6,826 |
| 1983 | 506 | — | #427 | — |
| 1982 | 253 | — | #695 | — |
| 1981 | 211 | — | #776 | — |
| 1980 | 135 | — | #1,056 | — |
| 1979 | 57 | — | #1,862 | — |
| 1978 | 34 | — | #2,534 | — |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #3,318 | — |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #4,039 | — |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #3,841 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #8,976 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,857 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #6,913 | — |