Caitrin
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning pure; variant of Caitríona or Catharine.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Caitrin by the numbers
Caitrin was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 22 babies in 1986, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Caitrin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Caitlinpure; form of Caitríona33 in England and Wales (2025)
- Catrinpure; a form of Catherine10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caitlynpure; a modern variant of Caitlin or Cathleen227 in the US (2017)
- Cailingirl; young woman29 in the US (2017)
- Catrinapure; a form of Katherine16 in the US (2017)
- Caitrionapure; irish form of Catherine9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Caitrin
Names that are said the same way as Caitrin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean purity
Like Caitrin, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Caitrin
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