girl's name
Cait
KAWCH (Irish)
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 775
Ireland
#227
as Cáit, 2025
Cait is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2025, when 19 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1967.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cait Over Time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 46 |
| 1980s | 50 |
| 1990s | 82 |
| 2000s | 84 |
| 2010s | 89 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 59 |
How Popular Is Cait?
In 2017, Cait was given to 7 babies in Ireland, ranking #555 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.
Where Cait Is Used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Cait Is Spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Cáit | Cáit is a rare spelling of Cait, written with a fada and recorded 71 times, mostly in Ireland. | 71 |
Names That Peaked Alongside Cait
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Cait Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cait over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Cait
- Irish KAWCH
Cait in Other Languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Cáit
Sibling Names for Cait
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Cait — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Cait
How popular is the name Cait?
In 2017, Cait was given to 7 babies in Ireland, ranking #555 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.
Is Cait a girl's or a boy's name?
Cait is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cait?
Cait has 1 syllable.
When was Cait most popular?
Cait peaked in 2025, when 19 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Cait a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cait currently ranks #227 in Ireland. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.