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Caitlyn

“Variant of Caitlin — Debated; possibly 'each of the two' (Greek), popularly linked to 'pure'” — Greek via French origin

Girl's name · #2492 in the US (2025) · 90s

Caitlyn's best rank, #115, came in 1998; it has stepped well back to #2492 today. Roughly 53,000 girls have been named Caitlyn since 1968. Cait is a short form of Caitlyn. Together with its spelling variants Kaitlyn (#802), Katelyn (#1077), and Caitlin (#2333), Caitlyn would rank around #434 with about 710 births last year — the newborns split about 47/32/11/10 across Kaitlyn, Katelyn, Caitlin, and Caitlyn.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,800 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Caitlyns

• Caitlyn Jenner — American media personality and retired decathlete
• Caitlyn Taylor Love — American actress and singer
• Caitlyn Bobb — bermudan athlete (born 2003)
• Caitlyn Folley — American actress
• Caitlyn Shadbolt — Australian singer

In stories & tradition

• Caitlyn — League of Legends · Arcane
• Caitlyn Geller — Camp Rock · Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam

What Caitlyns become

Among 58 notable people named Caitlyn:

Sports figures appear 3.08× more often than among typical names — e.g. Caitlyn Jenner, American media personality and retired decathlete.

Similar names: Caitlin · Diamond · Kaila · Asia · Kaydence · Joslyn

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