Kaitlynn means pure — the AI-LYNN double-N variant of Caitlin/Katherine, from the Greek katharos. Maximum visual elaboration through AI-interior and double-N ending. Same Irish-Katherine heritage, AI-NN calligraphy. Three syllables of Greek purity through maximum AI-NN elaboration.
Kaitlynn is the AI-LYNN double-N variant of Caitlin/Katherine meaning pure. Maximum visual elaboration.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: AI-NN variant.
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Today
Kaitlynn remains a beloved choice, ranking #2246 in the US. 16,378 babies have been named Kaitlynn since 1982.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Kaitlynn?
1999peak year
Kaitlynn has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2246), with about 111 babies named Kaitlynn each year. In 1999, 822 babies received the name (ranked #361). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 16,378.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Kaitlynn's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — pure-AI-NN nurturing. People named Kaitlynn tend to be flowing, pure, and gifted at AI-NN maximum Katherine.
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