How Many People Are Named Kaitlen?
An estimated 746 people in the United States have the first name Kaitlen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Kaitlen peaked in popularity in 1998 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaitlen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kaitlen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
746
About 1 in 459,456 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1998
51 births
Total Registered
768
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaitlen
Kaitlen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 768 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaitlen as a female name
Ranked #16,816 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1998 (51 births)
Kaitlen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaitlen span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 365 babies were registered. Kaitlen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kaitlen by Decade
How has Kaitlen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kaitlen by State
Kaitlen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaitlen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kaitlen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaitlen?
We estimate approximately 746 people named Kaitlen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 459,456 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaitlen a common name?
Kaitlen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 768 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaitlen most popular?
Kaitlen reached peak popularity in 1998, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaitlen is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaitlen a female name?
Kaitlen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaitlen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaitlen Smith, Kaitlen Johnson, Kaitlen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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