Caitlin Forename
Approximately 65,518 people bear this name
Caitlin Forename User-submission:
Caitlan is the Irish spelling of the name Caitlin, which is derived originally from the name Katharine from ancient Greece. The meaning of the name is said to be 'pure', but could also mean 'clean', 'clear', 'clean of guilt' and 'clear of shame'.
Read More About This ForenameCaitlin Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 48,473 | 1:7,479 | 901 |
| Australia | - | 4,903 | 1:2,786 | 470 |
| Canada | 100% | 4,876 | 1:6,795 | 941 |
| England | 100% | 2,313 | 1:24,039 | 1,430 |
| New Zealand | - | 889 | 1:5,102 | 712 |
| South Africa | 100% | 822 | 1:66,341 | 6,232 |
| Thailand | 100% | 670 | 1:104,576 | 8,704 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 510 | 1:33,141 | 2,636 |
| Scotland | 100% | 487 | 1:10,986 | 736 |
| Ireland | 100% | 209 | 1:22,218 | 1,042 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 173 | 1:10,654 | 784 |
| Wales | 100% | 166 | 1:18,640 | 1,080 |
| Philippines | 100% | 145 | 1:731,100 | 21,839 |
| Malaysia | 90% | 83 | 1:366,867 | 17,622 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 68 | 1:153,401 | 6,921 |
| Germany | 95% | 59 | 1:1,638,608 | 10,387 |
| China | - | 49 | 1:27,878,689 | 60,877 |
| Sweden | 100% | 46 | 1:214,302 | 7,295 |
| Namibia | - | 45 | 1:53,426 | 3,230 |
| France | 100% | 44 | 1:1,510,690 | 9,950 |
| Portugal | - | 37 | 1:281,375 | 5,179 |
| Brazil | 65% | 34 | 1:6,301,063 | 91,171 |
| Belgium | 100% | 32 | 1:359,064 | 6,694 |
| Singapore | 100% | 23 | 1:273,350 | 9,239 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 18 | 1:456,305 | 7,530 |
| Russia | 100% | 16 | 1:9,014,606 | 35,676 |
| Denmark | - | 15 | 1:376,633 | 6,579 |
| Spain | 100% | 14 | 1:3,323,569 | 14,016 |
| Hong Kong | - | 13 | 1:596,363 | 4,636 |
| South Korea | - | 13 | 1:426,494 | 11,600 |
| Japan | - | 12 | 1:10,665,505 | 35,725 |
| Ethiopia | - | 9 | 1:10,840,015 | 14,737 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Poland | 100% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Rwanda | - | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Chile | 100% | 8 | 1:2,200,901 | 14,453 |
| Italy | 100% | 8 | 1:7,632,761 | 27,464 |
| Ecuador | - | 7 | 1:2,532,417 | 12,755 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| India | - | 7 | 1:173,553,996 | 1,904,752 |
| Cambodia | - | 6 | 1:2,712,222 | 28,071 |
| Czechia | 100% | 6 | 1:1,776,027 | 4,577 |
| Estonia | - | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Georgia | - | 5 | 1:747,693 | 11,698 |
| Indonesia | - | 5 | 1:51,592,734 | 871,495 |
| Israel | 100% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Norway | 100% | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Austria | - | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| East Timor | - | 4 | 1:304,594 | 432 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Finland | - | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| Guernsey | - | 4 | 1:15,833 | 609 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Suriname | 100% | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 3 | 1:1,047 | 226 |
| Greece | 100% | 3 | 1:3,644,849 | 16,562 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | 1:28,341 | 386 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Argentina | - | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Nigeria | - | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Tanzania | - | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Uganda | - | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | 100% | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Caitlín (8) are calculated separately.
Caitlin Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Caitlan is the Irish spelling of the name Caitlin, which is derived originally from the name Katharine from ancient Greece. The meaning of the name is said to be 'pure', but could also mean 'clean', 'clear', 'clean of guilt' and 'clear of shame'.
- catThe origin of the name Caitlin is from Ireland and it means 'pure'. It is an Irish form of the name Catherine. The name was popularized in the 1980s and has sprung many different spellings.
- caitremThe meaning of the names Caitlyn, Kaitlyn, Katelyn, Kaitlin, Caitlyn, Caitlynn and Caitlynne is 'pure', 'chaste'. It is of Irish origin and is pronounced 'cait-lyn'.
- caitlynensingerThe Catherine family of names all derives from the Greek 'Aikaterinë' (see Catherine) which translates to 'pure one', 'clear', 'innocent'.
- noelaniThe meaning of the name Caitlin is 'pure', 'clear'. Form of the Latin Katharina, originally from the Greek Aikaterina.
- caitlinalisonCaitlin Forename Popularity
Caitlin Demographics
Average Caitlin Salary in
United States
$52,397 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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