Meaning of name Caitlyn

The name Caitlyn has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Caitlyn is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 153 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Caitlyn fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 28 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 255 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Caitlyn in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Caitlyn is very likely a(n) Irish variant of the name Caitlin. See other suggested Irish girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Caitlin.

The following names are baby names related to Caitlyn and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Caitlyn: Boys - Clarence, Dacey, Girls - Nelia, Reanna, Una, Both genders - Brian, Darby

The name Caitlyn is a variant of Caitlin. Other popular variants of the name Caitlin are: Caetlin, Cailin, Caithlin, Caitlan, Caitland, Caitlandt, Caitlann, Caitleen, Caitlen, Caitlene, Caitlenn, Caitline, Caitlinn, Caitlon, Caitlyn, Caitlyne, Caitlynn, Caitlynne, Catelin, Cateline, Catelinn, Catelyn, Catelyne, Catelynn, Catlee, Catleen, Catleene, Catlin, Catlinn, Catlyn, Catlynn, Catlynne, Cayetin, Caylin, Haitian, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kaitlynn, Katelan, Katelin, Katelyn, Katelynn, Katlyn, Kayelin, Kayelyn, Kiatlann, Kiatlin, Kiatlinn

We think the name Caitlyn should fall under the following style category: Short and Catchy.

See other Short and Catchy girl names

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Caitlyn to be: Cute and slender woman

In one word, you might describe Caitlyn as a(n) "slender" person.

See other "slender" names for girls.