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Kaitlyn

Pronounced K AA1 IH0 T L AE1 N (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 2000
  • 70 years in use
  • 22 spellings
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How popular is Kaitlyn?

Kaitlyn is a girls' name, and first appears in 1955. It has been given to 592,918 children — the 57th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 83% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2000, when 26,647 children were given it.

22 other spellings are counted in that total — Katelyn, Caitlin, Kaitlin and 19 more — because they are pronounced identically.

012,50025,00037,50050,0001960198020002020
200026,647

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Kaitlyn and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Katelyn
  • Caitlin
  • Kaitlin
  • Caitlyn
  • Katelynn
  • Kaitlynn
  • Katelin
  • Caitlynn
  • Catelyn
  • Katelynne
  • Kaitlan
  • Caitlan
  • Kaitlynne
  • Catelynn
  • Kaitlen
  • Caitlen
  • Caitlynne
  • Catelin
  • Kaitlinn
  • Katelinn
  • Caitlinn
  • Catelynne

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K AA1 IH0 T L AE1 N · K AA1 IH0 T L EH1 N · K AA1 IH0 T L IH1 N · K AA1 IH1 T L AE1 N · K AA1 IH1 T L EH1 N · K AA1 IH1 T L IH1 N · K AE1 T EH1 L IH0 N · K AE1 T EH1 L IH1 N · K AE1 T L IY0 N · K AH1 IH0 T L AE1 N · K AH1 IH0 T L EH1 N · K AH1 IH0 T L IH1 N · K AH1 IH1 T L AE1 N · K AH1 IH1 T L EH1 N · K AH1 IH1 T L IH1 N · K EY1 T L IH0 N · K EY1 T L IH1 N · S IY1 EY1 IH0 T L AE1 N · S IY1 EY1 IH0 T L EH1 N · S IY1 EY1 IH0 T L IH1 N · S IY1 EY1 IH1 T L AE1 N · S IY1 EY1 IH1 T L EH1 N · S IY1 EY1 IH1 T L IH1 N
Stress pattern:
101 · 101 · 101 · 111 · 111 · 111 · 110 · 111 · 10 · 101 · 101 · 101 · 111 · 111 · 111 · 10 · 11 · 1101 · 1101 · 1101 · 1111 · 1111 · 1111
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Kaitlyn

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Kaitlyn

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Kaitlyn?
Kaitlyn ranks 57th among girls' names in US records, with 592,918 births since 1955. Over the past decade it accounts for 21,314.
Is Kaitlyn a unisex name?
No. Kaitlyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kaitlyn most popular?
2000, when 26,647 children were given the name. It has been in use for 70 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Kaitlyn spelled?
Katelyn, Caitlin, Kaitlin, Caitlyn, Katelynn, Kaitlynn, Katelin, Caitlynn, Catelyn, Katelynne, Kaitlan, Caitlan, Kaitlynne, Catelynn, Kaitlen, Caitlen, Caitlynne, Catelin, Kaitlinn, Katelinn, Caitlinn, Catelynne. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.