Caitlin is a distinctive choice, ranked #610 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Caitlin in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#610
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Caitlin
Unlikely. With around 64 UK babies named Caitlin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Caitlin in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Caitlin has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 85 places in the last five years. Its peak was #21 in 2001. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Caitlin is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Caitlin include: 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,....
Caitlin does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Caitlins in the wild.
64
UK babies named Caitlin (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 85 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Caitlin
Likely around 1 other Caitlin in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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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. She became the youngest Australian to play at a World Cup in 2011 at the age of 16.
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". Moran was named British Press Awards (BPA) Columnist of the Year for 2010, and both BPA Critic of the Year 2011 and Interviewer of the Year 2011.
Lauren Caitlin "Caite" Upton is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007 and represented South Carolina at Miss Teen USA 2007 where she placed third runner-up.