How Many People Are Named Cai?
people named Cai are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 177,274 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,945 babies named Cai in Social Security records from 1989 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
131 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cai, 25.5% were girls and 74.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2000s: 28.5% of the babies were girls then and 21.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cai alive today is about 10 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 15 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cai first appears in the records in 1989 and was given most often in 2022, to 131 babies. In 2025, 81 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1989 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cai has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,612, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #2,113. Among girls, its best rank was #3,788, in 2020.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,113 | #8,455 |
| Best rank | #1,612 (2022) | #3,788 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,190 in the 2010s | #5,642 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cai alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cai were born in Texas than in any other state: about 136 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cai was given 3.4 times as often in Florida, 2.9 times in Georgia and 2.2 times in Texas.
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