Recorded 2000–2022 Girls' name Peak 2005 153 births

Cait — girls' name

153 babies named Cait in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s942010s462020s13
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Cait was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

16 babies were named Cait in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cait

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Cait between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cait currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cait performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cait shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cait in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 153 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cait at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

153

Since 2000

23 years of records

Peak year

2005

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2000

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cait popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2000

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2005)
16
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 2022201520122009200620032000 5

Cait by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
94 births that decade — 61% of Cait's all-time total
2000s942010s462020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cait?
153 babies have been named Cait since 2000. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2005 with 16 births.
When was Cait most popular?
Cait was most popular in the 2000s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Cait been used?
Cait has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 23 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cait?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caitlin, Caitlyn, Cailyn, Caitlynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.