NameTides

Caitlin

Caitlin was the #2,326 girls' name in the US in 2025 (78 babies), and #1,028 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Caitlin as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Caitlin as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Caitlin as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#2,326 (78)#1,028 (33)#301 (11)#132 (15)#247 (17)#1,577 (15)——
2024#1,681 (121)#610 (64)#333 (10)#119 (17)#342 (11)#1,348 (18)——
2023#2,288 (80)#832 (43)#210 (19)#142 (14)#339 (11)#2,604 (7)——
2022#2,193 (86)#718 (51)#324 (10)#127 (17)#357 (11)#2,315 (8)——
2021#2,186 (85)#529 (77)#205 (20)#123 (19)#221 (21)#1,681 (13)——
2020#1,792 (110)#525 (76)#203 (19)#140 (14)#246 (18)#1,428 (16)——
2019#1,523 (142)#458 (92)#158 (28)#70 (33)#152 (35)#1,231 (20)——
2018#1,360 (166)#306 (155)#182 (24)#77 (30)#179 (29)#1,164 (21)——
2017#1,416 (161)#280 (176)#135 (36)#67 (36)#154 (36)#794 (35)——
2016#1,152 (218)#222 (236)#135 (36)#79 (32)#121 (50)#1,191 (21)——
2015#610 (477)#160 (340)#92 (54)#39 (57)#97 (66)#569 (53)——
2014#496 (628)#137 (401)#74 (71)#55 (41)#91 (73)#532 (58)——
2013#468 (654)#114 (478)#72 (67)#43 (53)#73 (89)#581 (51)#78 (90)—
2012#424 (741)#97 (589)#65 (83)#33 (75)#64 (105)#421 (75)#92 (78)—
2011#393 (803)#86 (708)#45 (126)#36 (70)#65 (116)#400 (80)#83 (85)#77 (65)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1988 at #44.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1955.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 490common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Caitlin is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 25,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Caitlin by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Caitlin (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#86713

Caitlin (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CaitlinCanadaGirls#1,57715
CaitlinEngland & WalesGirls#1,02833
CaitlinIrelandGirls#24717
CaitlínIrelandGirls#4438
CaitlinNorthern IrelandGirls#13215
CaitlinNSWGirls—too few
CaitlinScotlandGirls#30111
CaitlinUSGirls#2,32678
CaitlinUSBoys—too few
CaitlinVICGirls—too few