Girls name
Caitlyn
Caitlyn is a girls' name given to 51,206 girls in the United States since 1980, peaking in 1998 with 2,928 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 38th among girls names in North Dakota in 1999.
Which states favor Caitlyn
Caitlyn by state
Top states by all-time births named Caitlyn. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 4,519 | #3192 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 4,084 | #1936 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 2,994 | #1547 (2023) |
| 4 | Florida | 2,663 | #1940 (2025) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 2,591 | #1452 (2023) |
| 6 | Ohio | 2,378 | #1148 (2022) |
| 7 | Illinois | 2,136 | #1351 (2021) |
| 8 | New Jersey | 1,691 | — |
| 9 | Michigan | 1,690 | — |
| 10 | Georgia | 1,686 | — |
| 11 | North Carolina | 1,580 | — |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 1,498 | — |
| 13 | Virginia | 1,423 | — |
| 14 | Indiana | 1,274 | — |
| 15 | Tennessee | 1,223 | — |
| 16 | Missouri | 1,099 | — |
| 17 | Maryland | 1,063 | — |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 969 | — |
| 19 | Louisiana | 938 | — |
| 20 | Washington | 892 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).