Cait vs Georgia
Cait and Georgiacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Cait was ranked #227 and Georgia #52 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Cait was ranked #524 and Georgia #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Cait was ranked #5493 and Georgia #84 among girls in England and Wales.
Cait and Georgia over time
Cait and Georgia appear together in 3 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Georgia held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cait 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cait #1234 in 1997, Georgia #10 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1989–2017
Cait held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Georgia in 25.
Highest recorded here: Cait #202 in 2000, Georgia #80 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Cait #524, Georgia #80.
Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2002–2024
Cait held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Georgia in 21.
Highest recorded here: Cait #178 in 2020, Georgia #29 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cait #227, Georgia #52.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2020
Cait held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Georgia in 15.
Highest recorded here: Cait #1234 in 1997, Georgia #10 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Cait #5493, Georgia #84.
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 | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A Latinate feminine form of George, from the Greek elements 'ge' (earth) and 'ergon' (work) — 'farmer, earth-worker'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek, via Latin transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #227 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #58 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Georgia has a recorded origin (Greek, via Latin transmission); Cait does not have one recorded yet.
- Cait has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Georgia.
- A meaning is recorded for Georgia; Cait doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Georgia
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2023
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New Zealand, in 1997 (recorded 1990–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #175 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls