Cait
Cait is a female given name: 98% of people named Cait are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
Cait · Cáit
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Ireland, Great Britain, United States
- Also spelled
- Cáit
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 140 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Cait
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cait," in English, "Guten Tag Cait," in German. Cait is a female given name: about 98% of people named Cait are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Cait,
German
Guten Tag Cait,
French
Bonjour Cait,
Spanish
Estimado/a Cait:
Chinese
Cait您好：
Japanese
Cait様
English
Hi Cait,
German
Hi Cait,
French
Salut Cait,
Spanish
Hola Cait,
Chinese
Cait你好：
Japanese
Caitさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
0 male · 140 female · 140 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cait a male or female name?
Cait is a female given name: 98% of people named Cait are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
How do I address Cait in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cait," in English, "Guten Tag Cait," in German. Cait is a female given name: about 98% of people named Cait are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Cait a unisex name?
Cait is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Cait are men. Cait leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Cait a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cait (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_cait,
title = {Is Cait a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cait},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}