Holding steady.
Popularity of Kaytlen since 1988
Babies named Kaytlen per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 86 |
| 2000s | 100 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Kaytlen is a modern English respelling of Caitlin that first appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 1988. The name reached its peak popularity in 2004, but has never ranked among the top 1000 names, keeping it a distinctive choice. While its trajectory has been stable in recent years, its one-in-N rate for newborns remains below measurable thresholds, underscoring its rarity. The spelling choice reflects a broader late-20th-century trend of customizing traditional names with phonetic or creative letter combinations, making Kaytlen a personalized take on the timeless name Caitlin.
Kaytlen is a modern respelling of Caitlin, itself an Irish form of Catherine. The Gaelic original, Caitlín, derives from the Greek Aikaterine, associated with the word katharos meaning 'pure'. This particular spelling emerged in the late 20th century as part of a trend toward distinctive phonetic spellings, first recorded in the United States in 1988.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Kay, Kayt, Lenny
Sibling names for Kaytlen
Names that share Kaytlen's style, for a brother or sister.
