Cait vs Ciana
Cait and Cianacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Cait was ranked #585 and Ciana #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Cait was ranked #5493 and Ciana #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Cait and Ciana over time
Cait and Ciana appear together in 2 published lists, across 29 years of shared records. Cait held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ciana in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cait and Ciana changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1985 and 2016, ending at #585 and #868.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1985–2016
Cait held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Ciana in 3.
Highest recorded here: Cait #202 in 2000, Ciana #295 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Cait #585, Ciana #868.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2000–2020
Cait held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Ciana in 3.
Highest recorded here: Cait #1831 in 2000, Ciana #2292 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Cait #5493, Ciana #5493.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cait | Ciana |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #227 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cait has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ciana.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cait
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #178 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2002–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #227 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Ciana
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #519 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1985–2016
Highest recorded position: #295 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1996 (recorded 1985–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls