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Kaitlin Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kaitlin?

The rare name Kaitlin was the 2,643rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Kaitlin, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #93 in 1994.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1995 with 3,602 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Kaitlin was less than 5, most recently in 1974.

Approximately during the years 1974-1990, the name Kaitlin took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1994-2017.

Sometimes the name Kaitlin has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Kaitlin popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

Kaitlin's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Kaitlin for their newborn has dropped dramatically.

The name Kaitlin is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Kaitlin has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Kaitlin (Girl)Kaitlin (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 65 2,643 < 5 --
2017 66 2,638 < 5 --
2016 81 2,326 < 5 --
2015 177 1,334 < 5 --
2014 251 1,033 < 5 --
2013 246 1,013 < 5 --
2012 319 837 < 5 --
2011 342 791 < 5 --
2010 441 662 < 5 --
2009 531 576 < 5 --
2008 673 473 < 5 --
2007 780 421 < 5 --
2006 957 344 < 5 --
2005 1,003 321 < 5 --
2004 1,101 297 5 12,278
2003 1,191 264 < 5 --
2002 1,456 219 < 5 --
2001 1,821 180 < 5 --
2000 2,136 158 < 5 --
1999 2,085 155 < 5 --
1998 2,701 120 < 5 --
1997 2,668 119 < 5 --
1996 3,135 103 < 5 --
1995 3,602 94 10 5,703
1994 3,501 93 < 5 --
1993 3,226 99 5 9,454
1992 2,942 113 < 5 --
1991 3,486 99 7 6,902
1990 3,472 101 10 5,189
1989 3,170 100 11 4,663
1988 2,842 98 10 4,600
1987 1,958 141 6 6,530
1986 1,466 183 6 6,318
1985 1,236 208 < 5 --
1984 682 339 5 6,822
1983 507 427 < 5 --
1982 253 696 < 5 --
1981 211 776 < 5 --
1980 135 1,055 < 5 --
1979 57 1,862 < 5 --
1978 35 2,492 < 5 --
1977 23 3,316 < 5 --
1976 17 3,867 < 5 --
1975 17 3,839 < 5 --
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1972 7 6,854 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.