Kaitlyn Forename
34,641st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 22,471 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda
Kaitlyn Forename User-submission:
The 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.
Kaitlyn Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 18,442 | 1:19,658 | 1,615 |
| Canada | 100% | 2,516 | 1:13,169 | 1,404 |
| Australia | - | 734 | 1:18,607 | 1,358 |
| Thailand | 96% | 263 | 1:266,410 | 15,755 |
| New Zealand | - | 82 | 1:55,318 | 2,914 |
| South Africa | 100% | 74 | 1:736,928 | 31,086 |
| England | 100% | 47 | 1:1,183,041 | 18,393 |
| Brazil | - | 47 | 1:4,558,216 | 73,514 |
| China | - | 30 | 1:45,535,193 | 62,023 |
| Malaysia | 81% | 26 | 1:1,171,152 | 39,513 |
| Philippines | 100% | 22 | 1:4,818,613 | 84,327 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 14 | 1:1,207,292 | 18,951 |
| Germany | 100% | 13 | 1:7,436,760 | 27,072 |
| South Korea | - | 13 | 1:426,494 | 11,600 |
| Sweden | 100% | 11 | 1:896,173 | 18,593 |
| Hong Kong | - | 10 | 1:775,272 | 5,181 |
| Russia | 100% | 8 | 1:18,029,213 | 55,117 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Czechia | 100% | 6 | 1:1,776,027 | 4,577 |
| Taiwan | - | 5 | 1:4,753,936 | 76,486 |
| Israel | 100% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Ireland | - | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Indonesia | - | 3 | 1:85,987,889 | 1,072,651 |
| India | - | 3 | 1:404,959,324 | 3,244,417 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Greece | - | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Estonia | 100% | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Finland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
Kaitlyn (15) may also be a surname.
Kaitlyn Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The 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'.
- noelaniKaitlyn Forename Popularity
Kaitlyn Demographics
Average Kaitlyn Salary in
United States
$52,419 USD
Per year
Rank:
107,937 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00256706
Rank: 2,348 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
120.42%
Sample size: 4,037 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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