Cai

Given to 1,945 US babies since 1989

▲ Rising +25% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#8362

recorded as girls

1,968 since 2024

#2108

recorded as boys

206 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 12 · boys 69

Peak year

2022

108 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,945

since 1989

Born a Cai? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Cai was most popular in 2022, when 108 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). In 2025, 69 babies were named Cai, ranking #2108 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 25%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	12	8362	69	2108
2024	18	6394	83	1902
2023	25	5126	86	1851
2022	23	5465	108	1611
2021	24	5237	87	1799
2020	38	3778	66	2113
2019	28	4773	66	2150
2018	21	5785	65	2147
2017	25	5191	68	2049
2016	34	4250	82	1828
2015	25	5288	82	1815
2014	21	5993	71	2000
2013	21	6017	55	2299
2012	23	5710	54	2358
2011	27	5063	39	2950
2010	9	11246	38	3014
2009	16	7679	41	2894
2008	15	8109	39	3005
2007	10	10818	29	3591
2006	10	10611	23	4105
2005	12	8883	29	3389
2004	14	7828	27	3456
2003	8	11325	25	3528
2002	9	10246	20	4044
2001	5	15352	17	4476
2000	7	11801	16	4573
1999	<5	—	6	8704
1998	<5	—	8	6843
1997	9	9017	7	7281
1996	6	11807	6	7971
1995	<5	—	6	7792
1994	<5	—	8	6372
1993	<5	—	9	5771
1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	10	4993
1989	<5	—	5	7905