Holding steady.
Popularity of Kaitelyn since 1992
Babies named Kaitelyn per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2000, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Kaitelyn's real moment was 2012.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s | 47 |
| 2010s | 22 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Kaitelyn is a modern American invention, first recorded in 1992. Its peak year of usage was 2012, reflecting the height of the -lyn suffix trend that produced many similar names. The name has remained stable in use since then, never reaching the top 1000, which makes it an uncommon choice. Kaitelyn's trajectory shows it as a rare but enduring variant within the broader family of Caitlin-derived names.
Kaitelyn is a modern American coinage, formed by re-spelling and extending the popular name Caitlin or Katelyn with the fashionable suffix -lyn (from names like Lynn or Evelyn). The base name Caitlin is derived from the Irish Gaelic name Caitlín, which is the Irish form of Catherine, ultimately from Greek Aikaterine, of debated meaning. Kaitelyn emerged in the late 20th century as part of a trend of creative spellings and compound names ending in -lyn.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Katie, Kay, Kait, Lyn
Variants: Caitlyn, Katelyn, Kaitlyn, Caitlin, Kaitlin, Kaetlyn
Sibling names for Kaitelyn
Names that share Kaitelyn's style, for a brother or sister.
