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Caius

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Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Roman praenomen, possibly related to 'Gaia' (earth) or 'goeth' (rejoice). Used by Shakespeare and deeply embedded in classical tradition.”

Popularity Over Time

Caius US popularity rank over timeRank 10065 in 1994 to rank 1062 in 2024. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1062#5564#100651994200020202024

Caius is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Cai

Style

LiteraryStrongMinimalTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Caius Marcius (Coriolanus)
  • Caius Cassius (Julius Caesar)
  • King's College Cambridge (Caius)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Short & Strong → Royal Names → Two Syllables →

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Octavia

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Livia

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across classical Latin and English cultures

People Also Ask

Roman praenomen, possibly related to 'Gaia' (earth) or 'goeth' (rejoice). Used by Shakespeare and deeply embedded in classical tradition.

Caius is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Caius include Cai.

Names that pair beautifully with Caius include Octavia, Livia.