--- description: Jenner may be breaking boundaries, but the popularity of "Caitlyn" is in decline. title: Here's the Popularity of the Name 'Caitlyn' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf1c4ccb808ab533/69885282e20a870c96a8ba1b/name-chart.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's the Popularity of the Name 'Caitlyn' by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 1, 2015 8:39 PM CUT  by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 1, 2015 8:39 PM CUT On Monday, Caitlyn Jenner [announced her new name](http://time.com/3903483/bruce-jenner-call-me-caitlyn-vanity-fair/ "undefined") with a bold _Vanity Fair_ magazine feature headlined, “Call Me Caitlyn.” Formerly known as Bruce, Jenner chose 2014’s [421st most popular female name](http://time.com/3856405/baby-name-popularity "undefined"). There were 686 babies born in America last year named Caitlyn (2044 who spelled the name, “Kaitlyn”). According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, there were fewer than five baby girls born in 1949, the year Jenner was born, who were named either “Caitlyn” or “Kaitlyn.” Jenner, an Olympian and television star, has broken new boundaries by publicly discussing her transition. According to TIME’s [baby name predictor](http://time.com/93911/baby-name-predictor/ "undefined"), Caitlyn’s popularity has been on a downward trajectory. The popularity of “Caitlyn” peaked in 1998, and last year it looked like the name was headed for a decline in popularity steadily through 2037\. There were fewer than five Caitlyns or Kaitlyns born in 1949, the year Jenner was born.  _Read next:_ [How Popular Will Your Name Be in 25 Years?](http://How%20Popular Will Your Name Be in 25 Years? "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3903883/caitlyn-jenner-name-popularity/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3903883/caitlyn-jenner-name-popularity/"},"headline":"Here's the Popularity of the Name 'Caitlyn'","datePublished":"2015-06-01T20:39:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:03:15.430Z","description":"The popularity of the name has been in decline","url":"https://time.com/3903883/caitlyn-jenner-name-popularity/","keywords":["celebrities","Bruce Jenner","Caitlyn Jenner"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf1c4ccb808ab533/69885282e20a870c96a8ba1b/name-chart.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf1c4ccb808ab533/69885282e20a870c96a8ba1b/name-chart.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Caitlyn, baby name predictor","caption":"Caitlyn, baby name predictor","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3903883/caitlyn-jenner-name-popularity/","name":"Here's the Popularity of the Name 'Caitlyn'"}}]}] ```