What do you think when you hear

LMS05

the name Kaitlin? Do you think of a little girl? I like this name, but I feel like it sounds very young. Can you picture a 60 year old named Kaitlin?

2linesin09

I think that it was an uber trendy name about 5 or so years ago and defintely overused.  I'd probably shorten to Kate since I am a fan of nnms and i think just sounds better as you get older anyway...

us+1

i do think of a little girl, but i can see a grandma named kate.  so she could always change it up just a little bit and use kate as a nickname.

LMS05

KappaUCF20:

I love it, but I'm biased because that's my younger sister's name.? I prefer it spelled the correct way though, either Caitlin or Kaitlin.? Most of her friend's call her Kate though, much to my mom's dismay.?

I can easily picture an older woman with that name, but maybe that's because I've been to Ireland and I've seen how common it is over there for people of all ages (Dylan Thomas, the famous poet, had a wife named Caitlin... just a fun little fact lol).?

I like Kaitlin better than Kaitlyn too. I'm going to change it! Thanks ?

LaurMoore

I really like the name.If we were to use it, we would def. use the nn Kate.

music247

I like the name, but it does sound like a little girl to me...

She'd probably go by Kate.

Mike&Care

I think of two things:

A) a trashy girl I knew in highschool named Kaitlin that slept with no less than 30 guys before graduation.

The transgendered chick on the Real World

I really hate the name, so I can't be much help. I think it is so common that there will be many old grannies named Kaitlin one day and no-one will think anything of it.

JnJHud

I know two Caitlins (both my age - 25) and one Caitlyn (my cousin, who is 20). I've never really thought about how well it ages because we were all "aging" together.

I guess it does sound a little younger (certainly compared to names like Barbara, Martha, Ruth - names that probably remind most of us of our grandparents). I don't think it's enough of an issue to rule out the name for that reason, though.

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I prefer Caitlin.  I know a bunch (including a couple who pronounce it the Irish way (more like kaht-leen), which I like).  Catherine variants are out for us, since both H's sisters are named forms of Catherine from different countries [*eyeroll* at the ILs].  I don't have a very strong gut association with it.  I can definitely picture a 60-year-old Caitlin.

JnJHud

FWIW, I like Felicity Rose the best on your name list. It's really pretty, sophisticated, and timeless.

LMS05

JnJHud:

FWIW, I like Felicity Rose the best on your name list. It's really pretty, sophisticated, and timeless.

Thanks! DH thinks it's nice, but his favorites are Rachel and Leah. Maybe our second DD will be one of those names

GettinNervous

Definitely girl, definitely one of the most overused names. The only other name more overused than that is Madison.

Ashmre5

Typical overused name *sigh*

nybor1975

I've always liked this name, but it has become very popular.

MakingBabyWasFun

I know a lady in her 50s named Caitlin.  Seems fine, I don't think it sounds too young.

thenewmrsrussell

I think Kaitlyn and I think of a young girl.

jolis_petits_bijoux

I think Caitlin/Kaitlyn/Kaitlin is a truly beautiful name.  I like it a lot, but...  My sister's name is Caitlin.  She is 22.  [My parents made the mistake of giving all four children nice names that could be spelled two or more different ways.]  My sister is forever having to spell her name out because there are so many variations on the name.  I don't think she minds it as much as I do [I have the same problem], but I know it isn't be her preference. 

As far as the appropriateness of the name, I don't think it's just a little girls' name.  It's not like Rylee (I know that's popular, but I can't picture a grown woman named Rylee).  Kaitlin is suitable for a woman of any age.  The first crop of Caitlin/Kaitlyn/Kaitlins are now in their 20s, so people will be used to hearing that as a middle aged woman's name before your daughter graduates from college. 

KappaUCF20

jolis_petits_bijoux:

I think Caitlin/Kaitlyn/Kaitlin is a truly beautiful name.  I like it a lot, but...  My sister's name is Caitlin.  She is 22.  [My parents made the mistake of giving all four children nice names that could be spelled two or more different ways.]  My sister is forever having to spell her name out because there are so many variations on the name.  I don't think she minds it as much as I do [I have the same problem], but I know it isn't be her preference. 

As far as the appropriateness of the name, I don't think it's just a little girls' name.  It's not like Rylee (I know that's popular, but I can't picture a grown woman named Rylee).  Kaitlin is suitable for a woman of any age.  The first crop of Caitlin/Kaitlyn/Kaitlins are now in their 20s, so people will be used to hearing that as a middle aged woman's name before your daughter graduates from college. 

Ditto.   My sister will be 23 in a few days and at the time she was born, we lived in a very rural part of PA where no one had ever heard of that name before.  Then we moved to FL, and my parents found out just how popular it was (there will be a lot of old grandmas named Kaitlin someday lol).  I don't think the popularity of a name makes it any less beautiful though.  There are a lot of parents right now who are giving their kids names that they think are unique (i.e., Oliver, Braden, etc. etc.), but eventually they'll become just as overused.