Caitlin
Caitlin is a distinctive choice, ranked #1028 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Caitlin in their class.
About the Name Caitlin
Caitlin has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 85 places in five years. It was most popular in 2001 at #21 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 17 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Caitlin is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Caitlin in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Caitlin
- Caitlin Foord โ Caitlin Jade Foord is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Australia national team.
- Caitlin Blackwood โ Caitlin Blackwood is a Scottish actress.
- Caitlin Moran โ Catherine Elizabeth Moran is an English journalist, broadcaster, and author at The Times, where she writes two columns a week: one for the Saturday Magazine, and the satirical Friday column "Celebrity Watch".
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Caitlin
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Caitlin
Almost certainly the only Caitlin in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia