It’s taken all but one year to push the baby name, “Caitlyn,” from one of the most popular baby names, to one of the most unpopular – ever. And it’s not just the aforementioned spelling of the name, all variations of the same name: Caitlin, Caitlyn, Katelynn and Kaitlynn, took a huge hit. Matter of fact, all four versions of the once popular name, fell out of the top 1,000 most popular baby names.
The plunge in popularity is all thanks to, you guessed it, Caitlyn Jenner, who announced her new name (and gender) just last year. The use of the name Caitlyn for newborns plummeted more than any other baby name, according to Social Security’s annual list of the most popular baby names.
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Each year, the Social Security Administration releases the top 1,000 baby names and uses the announcement to drive traffic to their website, where workers can start tracking their benefits long before they retire.
In 2015, the former Bruce Jenner, an Olympic gold medalist, shocked the world when she announced that she is now a transgender woman. The iconic cover of Vanity Fair magazine was emblazoned with the quote, “Call me Caitlyn,” on top of a picture of a very feminine Jenner.
The Social Security Administration’s website provides lists of the top 1,000 baby names for each year, dating back to 1880. h/t ap