Caitlin

Where Caitlin comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Caitlin.

Caitlin through the years
  1. 1955
    First appearance
    #5,828 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1988
    Peak, #44
    7,246 babies named Caitlin, the most in any year.
  3. 1994
    Caitlin Foord born
    Australian soccer player
  4. 1999
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #93.
  5. 2002
    Caitlin Clark born
    American basketball player
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Irish Caitlín, equivalent to English Catherine.
Namesakes
  • Caitlin Clark · American basketball player, born 2002
  • Caitlin Foord · Australian soccer player, born 1994
  • Caitlin Stasey · Australian actress and singer, born 1990
  • Caitlin FitzGerald · American actress, born 1983
  • Caitlin Leverenz · American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, born 1991

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.