Caitlynne
A feminine name derived from the Irish Caitlín meaning "pure".
Name Census estimates that about 367 living Americans carry the first name Caitlynne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Caitlynne today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Caitlynne births was 2002 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Caitlynne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
367
~ 1 in 933,936 Americans
Peak year
2002
27 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2015 SSA rank
#13,269
Tracked since 1987
Census
Caitlynne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 330 people with the first name Caitlynne, which placed it at #27,622 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,622
National first-name rank
People counted
330
330 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Caitlynne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Caitlynne is White at 76.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.9%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Caitlynne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Caitlynne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.4% · 252
- Hispanic or Latino7.9% · 26
- Two or more races7.6% · 25
- Black or African American5.8% · 19
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2
Popularity
Caitlynne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Caitlynne from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 165 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Caitlynne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Caitlynne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Caitlynne
The name Caitlynne is a variant spelling of the originally Gaelic name Caitlin or Caitlín. It derives from the ancient Irish Gaelic name Cáit, which is a derivation of the older Celtic word "cath" meaning "battle" or "contention." The spelling with a "y" likely originated as an Anglicized form used by Scottish families in the 17th or 18th century.
The name's origins can be traced back to Ireland, where it was originally a pet form of the Gaelic name Cáitríona. Early records of the name are found in Irish historical annals and medieval literature, though it did not become widely used until the 16th century. One of the earliest known bearers was Caitlín Dubh of Munster, a 15th-century Irish noblewoman.
Caitlynne appears to have been first used as a given name in Scotland in the late 17th or early 18th century, likely influenced by the Scottish Gaelic spelling "Caitlinn." An early recorded example is Caitlynne Boyd, born in 1702 in Ayrshire, Scotland. The variant Caitlynne was also adopted by some English families in the 19th century.
In literature, Caitlynne appears as a character name in the 1841 novel The Fortunes of Glencore by Irish writer Charles Lever. Another notable bearer was Caitlynne Ogilvie (1874-1962), a Scottish suffragette and activist for women's rights. American composer Caitlynne Hays Giesser (1900-1998) was known for her choral works and music education initiatives.
Other historically significant people named Caitlynne include Caitlynne Broch (1892-1971), a Norwegian writer and feminist; Caitlynne Levert (1927-2015), a French actress and singer; and Caitlynne Macpherson (1934-2021), a Canadian politician who served as a member of parliament.
People
Caitlynne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Caitlynne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Caitlynne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caitlynne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 367 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Caitlynne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 933,936 US residents.
Is Caitlynne a common name?
We classify Caitlynne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 376 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Caitlynne most popular?
The single biggest year for Caitlynne was 2002, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Caitlynne is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Caitlynne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 330 people with the name Caitlynne, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,622 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Caitlynne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Caitlynne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Caitlynne appears almost entirely female. Of the 325 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Caitlynne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Caitlynne is White at 76.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.9%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Caitlynne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Caitlynne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.4% (252 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Caitlynne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Caitlynne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Caitlynne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Caitlynne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Caitlynne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Caitlynne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Caitlynne?
You can see how many people share the name Caitlynne on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.