| The girl name Kaitlin [ syll. kai-tlin, ka-itl-in ] is pronounced as KEY-TLIHN KEY. Kaitlin is mainly used in English and its language of origin is Old Greek. Kaitlin is a variation of the English name Katherine. See also the related form, the Irish Caitlin. Kaitlin is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name increased in popularity from the 1980s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of very light use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1995, 0.188% of baby girls were named Kaitlin. It ranked at #94 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, its usage was 0.037% and its ranking #421. Out of the group of girl names directly related to Kaitlin, the English Katherine was the most commonly used. In 2007, it was used 7 times more than Kaitlin. Baby names that sound like Kaitlin include the English Kaitlyn, the English Kaitlynn, the English Katelin, the Irish Caitlin, the English Caitlyn, the English Katelyn, the English Katelynn, the English Kathleen, the English Katlin, the English Katlyn, the English Katlynn, the English Cathleen, the Hungarian Katalin, and the Spanish Catalina. KEY: approx pronunciation for Kaitlin: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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