Gender:
Origin:
Greek
14 famous people named Kaitlin found on Wikipedia.
57072 female, 75 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
2643-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
93-th in year 1994
Used in: English
Caitlin is a female given name of Irish origin. Its correct Irish spelling is Caitlin (pronounced [ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ]). It is the Irish version of the Old French name Kateline [katlin], which comes from Catherine, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). Catherine is attributed to St. Catherine of Alexandria. Along with the many other variants of Catherine, it is generally believed to mean "pure" because of its long association with the Greek adjective καθαρός katharos (pure), though the name did not evolve from this word.
Historically, the name was only anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen. In the 1970s, however, non-Irish speakers began pronouncing the name as KAYT-lin, which led to many variations in spelling, including Kaitlin, Katelyn, Catelyn, Catelin, Kaitlynn, Caitlyn, Kaitlyn etc.
Form of Katherine: pure, clean.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Kaitlin Olson | 1975 | American actress |
2 | Kaitlin Doubleday | 1984 | American actress |
3 | Kaitlin Cooper | ||
4 | Kaitlin Riley | 1986 | Actress |
5 | Kaitlin Young | 1985 | American martial artist |
6 | Kaitlin Cullum | 1986 | American actress |
7 | Kaitlin Monte | 1989 | American television personality and beauty pageant titleholder |
8 | Kaitlin Hopkins | 1964 | British actress |
9 | Kaitlin Sandeno | 1983 | American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder |
10 | Kaitlin Hawayek | 1996 | American ice dancer |
11 | Kaitlin Antonneau | 1992 | American professional racing cyclist |
12 | Kaitlin Howell | 1989 | Canadian actress |
13 | Kaitlin Colombo | 1986 | American comedian |
14 | Kaitlin Cochran | 1987 | American softball player |