| The girl name Kaitlynn [ syll. kai-tlyn(n), ka-itly-nn ] is pronounced KEY-TLIHN- KEY. Kaitlynn is of Old Greek origin and it is used largely in the English language. Kaitlynn is a variant of Katherine (English). Kaitlynn is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1980s; before that, it was of only very modest use. Its usage peaked in 1999 with 0.042% of baby girls being given the name Kaitlynn. Its ranking then was #360. In 2007, it ranked at #499 with a usage of 0.031%. Among the group of girl names directly linked to Kaitlynn, Katherine (English) was the most regularly used. Its use outnumbered Kaitlynn's by 9 times in 2007. Baby names that sound like Kaitlynn include Kaitlin (English), Kaitlyn (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 Kaitlynn: 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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