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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Caitlan

Caitlan was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1543rd; the most babies were born in 1990 (88). More babies were named Caitlan in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
199088 babies
Total since 1880
1,047babies recorded

Caitlan popularity since 1880

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Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
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2000#3,60336
1990#1,67288
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How popular is Caitlan, counting every spelling?

Caitlan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Caitlan?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Caitlan are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 29 and 37. That makes Caitlan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

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Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Caitlan by state

How common Caitlan was among girls born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.5×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOR0.06Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIN0.03Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Caitlan, girls, 1988–1992. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Caitlan: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caitlan, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Caitlan

How popular is the name Caitlan?

Caitlan was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1543rd; the most babies were born in 1990 (88). More babies were named Caitlan in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Caitlan a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,047 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Caitlan most popular?

In 1988–1992, Caitlan was most common in Texas (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oregon and California.