Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Caitlyn

KAYT-lin · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Pure, variant of Caitlin
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish;Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2346
2024 births78
Peak year1998
First appeared1968
Total US births52,531
1998 peak19681982199620102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
CaitKatie
Alternate spellings
CaitlinKatelynKaitlyn
In other languages
Caitlín (Irish)

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