Is Kaitlen a boy or girl name?

Kaitlen is a girl’s name. Of the 768 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kaitlen

Recorded 1985–2018 · United States

Kaitlen was most popular in 1998, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,440 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 768 people named Kaitlen.

Kaitlen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaitlen’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaitlen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaitlen is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 768 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org