UK girl's name
Caitie
A feminine diminutive form of the name Catherine or Kathleen, meaning "pure" or "innocent".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2011. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Caitie is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Caitie popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2011 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5785, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 6 births.
This profile covers 9 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2004 to 2011. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 12 living people in the UK are called Caitie. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2012 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Caitie ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales in 2011, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2004, when 6 girls were registered as Caitie.
- • Caitie ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #418 in 2022.
- • About 12 living people in the UK are estimated to have Caitie as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5785
2011
Births in 2011
3
Latest year
Peak year
2004
6 births
Estimated living
12
2026
Meaning
What does Caitie mean?
The name Caitie is a modern English variant of the ancient Irish Gaelic name Caitlín, which is the Irish diminutive form of the name Cáit. Cáit itself is a pet form of the Old Irish name Caitríona, derived from the Old Celtic word "cath" meaning "battle" or "contest".
The name Caitríona has been recorded in use in Ireland since the early medieval period, dating back to at least the 7th century AD. It was originally a unisex name, but eventually became more commonly used for girls. Some of the earliest recorded bearers of this name include the 8th century Irish saint Caitríona of Inishmurray.
By the 12th century, the Anglicized spelling Catherine had become common in Britain due to the Norman French influence. This pronunciation then evolved into the pet form Caitie or Catie in English over the following centuries.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the spelling Caitie dates back to 1601, when it appeared in parish records from Gloucestershire, England. Some notable historical figures named Caitie include Caitie MacRae (c.1580-1615), a Scottish noblewoman executed for her role in the Clan feuds of the era.
Other famous Caities throughout history include Caitie O'Neill (1642-1708), an Irish folk heroine known for her exploits during the Williamite War in Ireland, and Caitie Barry (1819-1857), an American labor activist involved in the Lowell Mill strikes.
Caitie Burton (1858-1936) was a British stage actress popular in the late 19th century, while Caitie Wilkins (1888-1976) was an American attorney and one of the first women admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1909.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Caitie over time
The chart below shows babies named Caitie registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 to 2011. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Caitie, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2011, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Caitie by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Caitie was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5785 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #2802 | 6 | 1 |
Geography
Where Caitie is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Caitie. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Caitie ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #418 in 2022.
Across the UK
Caitie in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#418 in 2022
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Caitie
- Chloe 111,265
- Charlotte 88,733
- Caitlin 28,931
- Courtney 23,162
- Chelsea 13,049
- Clara 9,435
- Connie 8,402
- Catherine 8,376
- Charlie 7,964
- Cerys 7,506
- Casey 7,018
- Cara 6,375
FAQ
Caitie: questions and answers
How popular is the name Caitie in the UK right now?
In 2011, Caitie was ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Caitie most popular?
The peak year on record was 2004, with 6 babies registered as Caitie in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Caitie?
A feminine diminutive form of the name Catherine or Kathleen, meaning "pure" or "innocent".
How many people are called Caitie in the UK?
A total of 9 babies have been registered as Caitie across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Caitie most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Caitie ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #418 in 2022. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.