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Cai
OriginVietnamese
Meaning"feminine"
About Cai
Cai, as distinguished from the boys' name Kai, is international, simple, unusual.
Pronounced KY.
As of October 2026, Cai ranked #8457 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3788 in 2020.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,270 | 34 | 19.2 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,788 | 28 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | #3,788 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Cais
- Cai Bella Bridges (b. 2013)
daughter of rapper Ludacris and Tamika Fuller
- Cai MyAnna Dukes (b. 2014)
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