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Kaitlin Say it: KAYT-lin
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Meaning A modern spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine, whose origin is unknown.
Certain scholars agree on this meaning.
One of several American spellings of Caitlin popular in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Its wave through time A fashion of the 1990s
In the United States 0 1 2 3 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1995 per 1,000 babies of that sex 57,273 babies given this name since 1971 At its height in 1995, about 1 in 488 girls 45 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Caitlin, Katelyn, Kaitlyn
Names worth a look Mya Girl A modern spelling of Maya. Maya itself has several unrelated sources (Greek Maia, Sanskrit maya 'illusion', and use… Modern · peak 2009 Ollie Girl or boy A pet form of Olive or Olivia for girls (from Latin oliva 'olive') and of Oliver for boys, whose origin is uncertain. Victorian · peak 1893 Mallory Girl From a Norman surname derived from Old French malheure 'unlucky, unfortunate'. Modern · peak 1986 Alisha Girl A phonetic spelling of Alicia, a Latinized form of Alice (Germanic adal 'noble' and heid 'kind, sort'). Modern · peak 1987 Laverne Girl Uncertain. Possibly from a French surname, or from Laverna, a Roman goddess of thieves; the popular meaning… Victorian · peak 1928 · forgotten Tabitha Girl Aramaic ṭabitha, 'gazelle'; Acts 9:36 translates it into Greek as Dorcas. Biblical · peak 1978 Kaitlyn Girl A modern spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine, whose origin is unknown. Modern · peak 2000 Katelyn Girl A modern spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine, whose origin is unknown. Modern · peak 1993 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.