Irish variant spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Catherine, from Greek Aikaterine of uncertain etymology; the spelling reflects American phonetic adaptation.
Nicknames
kate · kait
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Peak 1990s America; the spelling marks it as belonging to that era.
The cultural moment.
Top 100 in the United States from the late 1980s through early 2000s; declining since.