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A name. A world of connections.
A name with a story to discover
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01 / Meaning & origin
Cait is a feminine given name documented in English.
Separate records with matching spellings: Cáit (English, Irish)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2022: 5 girls (rank 15306). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1964–2025 Spelling: Cait
Recorded category girls
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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 3 | 393 | observed |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 3 | 443 | observed |
| 1970 | 4 | 396 | observed |
| 1971 | 3 | 466 | observed |
| 1972 | 3 | 471 | observed |
| 1973 | 5 | 402 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | 8 | 321 | observed |
| 1976 | 5 | 392 | observed |
| 1977 | 4 | 468 | observed |
| 1978 | 6 | 388 | observed |
| 1979 | 8 | 346 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | 3 | 523 | observed |
| 1983 | 6 | 401 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 320 | observed |
| 1985 | 7 | 362 | observed |
| 1986 | 4 | 458 | observed |
| 1987 | 6 | 386 | observed |
| 1988 | 8 | 344 | observed |
| 1989 | 7 | 353 | observed |
| 1990 | 9 | 321 | observed |
| 1991 | 5 | 423 | observed |
| 1992 | 11 | 290 | observed |
| 1993 | 15 | 242 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 4 | 451 | observed |
| 1996 | 9 | 316 | observed |
| 1997 | 14 | 263 | observed |
| 1998 | 8 | 293 | observed |
| 1999 | 7 | 322 | observed |
| 2000 | 17 | 202 | observed |
| 2001 | 7 | 369 | observed |
| 2002 | 4 | 512 | observed |
| 2003 | 5 | 490 | observed |
| 2004 | 12 | 287 | observed |
| 2005 | 9 | 372 | observed |
| 2006 | 11 | 345 | observed |
| 2007 | 4 | 705 | observed |
| 2008 | 8 | 501 | observed |
| 2009 | 7 | 539 | observed |
| 2010 | 11 | 422 | observed |
| 2011 | 9 | 465 | observed |
| 2012 | 14 | 354 | observed |
| 2013 | 11 | 399 | observed |
| 2014 | 9 | 458 | observed |
| 2015 | 10 | 431 | observed |
| 2016 | 6 | 585 | observed |
| 2017 | 7 | 524 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Cait” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
