Caitlin Meaning

What does Caitlin mean?

The name Caitlin is of Irish origin.

The meaning of Caitlin is "pure, chaste".

It is also of English origin, where its meaning is "caitlyn".

Caitlin is generally used as a girl's name.

It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Cait-lin.

The name Caitlin, has a wonderfully daring quality.

This great little girl name has a natural strength.

Caitlin is also great as a middle name.

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 1,360 in baby name popularity for girls with 164 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 1,420 in baby name popularity for girls with 160 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name.

The trend's your friend. See how Caitlin has changed in popularity since 1880 by visiting the Caitlin Name Popularity Page.

Variants of the name Caitlin include Caetlin, Kaitlin.

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