| The girl name Kaitlyn [ syll. kai-tlyn, ka-itl-yn ] is pronounced as KEY-TLIHN KEY. Kaitlyn is used predominantly in English and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Kaitlyn is a variation of the name Katherine (English). See also the related form, Caitlin (Irish). Kaitlyn is a very popular baby name for girls. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s; before that, it was of very light use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2000, 0.439% of baby girls were named Kaitlyn. It ranked at #30 then. In 2007, its usage was 0.264% and its ranking #44, and it was the 2nd most popular after Katherine (English), out of all girl names in its group. In 2007, it was used 4.478% more than Kaitlyn. Baby names that sound like Kaitlyn include Kaitlin (English), Kaitlynn (English), Katelin (English), Caitlin (Irish), Caitlyn (English), Katelyn (English), Katelynn (English), Kathleen (English), Katlin (English), Katlyn (English), Katlynn (English), Cathleen (English), Katalin (Hungarian), and Catalina (Spanish). KEY: approx pronunciation for Kaitlyn: 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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