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Cai

What does Cai mean?

Cai Pronunciation of Cai as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Cai) is of Welsh origin. Used as a respelling of Kai in Wales. The name of King Arthur's seneschal, Sir Kay. The origin of this name is uncertain, and may be linked to the Roman name Caius, or to the name of a Celtic god. It also means "female" in Vietnamese. Also form of Gaius.

STARTS WITH Ca-

ASSOCIATED WITH king, roman

Variations

VARIANTS Caio, Caw, Kai

RELATED FORMS VIA CAIUS, KAI Kaj, Kay, Kaye, Keh, Kye

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cai Yosef (C.Y.), ..

How popular is Cai?

Cai is a rare first name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#7178 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Cai was first listed in 2015 and reached its apex rank of #1819 in the U.S. then, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Cai name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Cai outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent related forms of Cai are Kai (#113 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Kye (#760), Caius (#1356), Kay and Kaye. Other variants, like Keh, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Cai is common today (MEDIAN #1371), except for the version Kay which has become somewhat dated. Kai and Kye are two of the more chic boy names here.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Cai, Caius, Kai, Kay, Kaye, Kye in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Kai outside U.S.

Similar Names

Cai is alike in pronunciation to Caeo, Cayo, Coe, Coy, Coye, Kauai, Kawai, Kay, Kaye, Keh, Key, Koa and Kye. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cain, Cal, Cam, Cap, Caz, Chai, Dai, Hai, Jai and Rai. These names tend to be more commonly used than Cai.


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