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Cai

Cai was the #2,108 boys' name in the US in 2025 (69 babies), and #687 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Cai as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Cai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,108 (69)#687 (52)#762 (3)——#2,527 (7)
2024#1,902 (83)#664 (56)———#3,072 (5)
2023#1,851 (86)#754 (44)—#272 (6)#660 (4)#2,614 (6)
2022#1,611 (108)#656 (53)#590 (4)—#779 (3)#2,229 (7)
2021#1,799 (87)#650 (56)#477 (6)—#755 (3)—
2020#2,113 (66)#568 (64)#599 (4)———
2019#2,150 (66)#655 (53)#701 (3)———
2018#2,147 (65)#590 (62)#704 (3)———
2017#2,049 (68)#526 (74)#532 (5)———
2016#1,828 (82)#512 (79)#707 (3)——#1,988 (8)
2015#1,815 (82)#445 (91)#470 (6)#415 (3)—#2,139 (7)
2014#2,000 (71)#463 (85)#680 (3)——#2,371 (6)
2013#2,299 (55)#412 (98)#687 (3)——#2,606 (5)
2012#2,358 (54)#460 (86)#568 (4)——#1,971 (8)
2011#2,950 (39)#375 (107)#648 (3)—#623 (4)—

Cai as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Cai as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Cai as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#8,362 (12)——
2024#6,394 (18)——
2023#5,126 (25)——
2022#5,465 (23)——
2021#5,237 (24)——
2020#3,778 (38)——
2019#4,773 (28)——
2018#5,785 (21)——
2017#5,191 (25)——
2016#4,250 (34)——
2015#5,288 (25)——
2014#5,993 (21)——
2013#6,017 (21)—#2,888 (6)
2012#5,710 (23)——
2011#5,063 (27)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,611.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1989.
  • In 2025, 15% of US babies named Cai were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 25,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 140,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cai is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 32,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cai by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Cai (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CaiCanadaGirls—too few
CaiCanadaBoys#2,5277
CaiEngland & WalesGirls—too few
CaiEngland & WalesBoys#68752
CaiIrelandBoys—too few
CaiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CaiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CaiScotlandBoys#7623
CaiUSGirls#8,36212
CaiUSBoys#2,10869