The name Caitlin, pronounced Kate-Lynn, has been extremely popular in the USA and Australia for several years. Recently, in the USA at least, the trend is for people to spell names as uniquely as possible. In Irish, the name Caitlín is pronounced more like /koyt-hleen/-- it's the name from which we get the anglicization Kathleen. But, if you like kreativv spellings, here are 155 plausible ways to spell the name, based on actual recorded spellings. You can spell it Q'8-llynne if you really want to, but we'd recommend not!



You can also check out my list of Alternatives to Katelyn for more ideas.

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The Top Spellings of Katelyn in the USA

Overall, Katelyn and all its spellings was the #2 most popular name in 1998. In 2006, it was down to #7, but still in the top 10! Here are most popular spellings in the USA over the years.

1998 1999 2000 2003 2006 Katelyn Kaitlyn Caitlin Caitlyn Kaitlin Katelynn Kaitlynn Katelin Caitlynn Katlyn Katlin Katlynn Kaitlyn Katelyn Caitlin Caitlyn Kaitlin Katelynn Katlyn Kaitlynn Katelin Katlynn Katlin Caitlynn Kaitlyn Katelyn Caitlin Caitlyn Kaitlin Katelynn Katlyn Kaitlynn Katelin Caitlynn Katlynn Katlin Kaitlyn Katelyn Caitlin Caitlyn Katelynn Kaitlin Kaitlynn Katelin Katlyn (didn't have access to the same # of names these years) Kaitlyn Katelyn Caitlyn Caitlin Katelynn Kaitlin Kaitlynn Katlyn (didn't have access to the same # of names these years)

Alternatives to Katelyn

OK, so you love the name Katelyn, but aren't so sure you want your daughter to be one of 5 in her classes at school. Here are some names you could use instead:

Names with the nickname Katie (beware, with all of the Katherines, Katelyns and just plain Katies, there will probably be more Katies in your daughter's class than just Katelyns):

Caitríona/Catriona/Catrina (pronounced like Katrina, or kat-REE-uh-na)

This is another Irish form of Katherine.

Caitrín/Catrin (pronounced like Katrine)

This is yet another Irish form of Katherine.

Kathleen/Cathleen

This pretty timeless Irish name is the anglicization of the Irish pronounciation of Caitlín. Beware of boys singing "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" to her in high school!

Katya/Katia (KOT ya, KAT ya)

This is not an Irish name, but it's very pretty. It's a Russian nickname for Ekaterina, the Russian form of Katherine.

Katarina

Again, it's not Irish, but a very pretty name.

Katriel/Catriel (cat-ree-EL, cot-ree-EL)

This pretty Hebrew name could also have the nickname Ellie, if your little "Katie L.#6" gets tired of being yet another Katie.

Catesby

This is a surname I saw in the paper. It sounds a bit upsale, but would fit right in with all of the little Carringtons and Westons out there. Cate could be a classy nickname, a la actress Cate Blanchett.

and for the daring, Arcadia, Acadia

Hey, you get the nn Cady, which sounds like Katie to most people!

Similar Names

You've given up on Katie--here are some other names that have the same feeling as Katelyn: