Cait vs Reeva
Cait and Reevacompared 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 Reeva #337 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Cait was ranked #5493 and Reeva #316 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Cait was ranked #524 and Reeva #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Cait and Reeva over time
Cait and Reeva appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Reeva held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cait in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Cait reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Reeva in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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 Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Cait #178 in 2020, Reeva #183 in 2022.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2014–2024
Cait held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Reeva in 6.
Highest recorded here: Cait #178 in 2020, Reeva #183 in 2022.
The order changed in 2023: Cait moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #201 and #183; by 2023 that had become #237 and #264.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cait #227, Reeva #337.
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 | Reeva |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #227 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cait has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Reeva.
- 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
Reeva
Popularity journey
First recorded2010
First recorded at #5707 among girls in England and Wales in 2010 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2014–2024
Highest recorded position: #183 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2014–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls