Caitlin

Boy · recorded 1981–2004

  • 2004last recorded
  • 1989best year

Most popular in 1989.

Last recorded in 2004. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Caitlin.

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Its story

Popularity since 1981

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 21 recorded years as a table
Caitlin, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19813
19824
19834
198412
19858
19869
198714
198815
198922
199010
19916
19926
19933
19943
19957
19964
19974
19983
19993
20003
20046

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Caitlin isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Caitlin

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2004
12
Rank in 2004
#6,138
How rare
1 in 165,414 boys
Since 1981
283

Caitlin was last recorded in 2004. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1989, at 22 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Caitlin doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.