Girl

Caitlyn

KATE-lin

Rare & Uncommon ↓ Falling

✦ Meaning

“Modern anglicization of the Irish Caitlín (meaning 'pure'), popularized through contemporary culture and spelling variations that emphasize trendiness.”

Popularity Over Time

Caitlyn US popularity rank over timeRank 10103 in 1974 to rank 115 in 1998. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#115#5109#101031968198020002024

Caitlyn is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GaelicIrish

Syllables

2

Nicknames

CaitKaitlynKate

Style

ModernPlayfulStrongBoldSoft

Famous Bearers

  • Caitlyn Jenner (athlete and personality)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Caitlin

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Colin

Gaelic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Brennan

Celtic Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Irish heritage with English-language globalization

People Also Ask

Modern anglicization of the Irish Caitlín (meaning 'pure'), popularized through contemporary culture and spelling variations that emphasize trendiness.

Caitlyn is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Fewer parents are choosing it each year.

Popular nicknames for Caitlyn include Cait, Kaitlyn, Kate.

Names that pair beautifully with Caitlyn include Colin, Brennan.