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Caitlain

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What official birth registration shows about Caitlain: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2007

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2007, ranging from #1697 to #5061.199719992001200320052007#1697#5061
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#3824
1998#1697
1999#2770
2000#1995
2001#1870
2002#2540
2003#1996
2004#2530
2005#2682
2006#5061
2007#4294

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1997 to 2007.

In 2001: #293 among girls in Northern Ireland, #1870 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2007 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2007

    Most recently recorded at #4294 among girls in England and Wales, in 2007.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2007. Highest recorded position: #293 in Northern Ireland in 2001.

Caitlain's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#26827HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#25307HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#19969HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#25406HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#18709HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#19958HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#27705HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#169710HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#2934HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Caitlain is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Caitlain, between 1997 and 2007. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: highest position in 1998Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: highest position in 200119972007
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1997–200711#1697 in 1998
Northern Ireland20011#293 in 2001
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Caitlain

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1997–2007.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2007. Highest recorded position: #293 in Northern Ireland in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.