Names Like Cai — Find Similar Baby Names
Cai is a 3-letter Vietnamese girls' name meaning “Female”. This page collects 114 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Cadi and Cain, Vietnamese cousins like Ai and Anh, rhyming names ending in -ai like Ai and Dai, and names sharing the “female” concept like Abba and Abeba.
For the full Cai profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Cai page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Cai
24 baby names that differ from Cai by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadi | 1 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cain | 1 | Possessed | Hebrew | Male |
| Cal | 1 | Bold: Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Cal- | English | Male |
| Cam | 1 | Orange Fruit; Sweet; Mountain Sunset | Vietnamese | Female |
| Cami | 1 | Servant For The Temple | Romanian | Female |
| Car | 1 | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Cari | 1 | Flows Like Water | Turkish | Female |
| Cat | 1 | Catlike | Scottish | Male |
| Caw | 1 | Name Of A Giant | Arthurian | Male |
| Chi | 1 | Tree Branch, Twig | Vietnamese | Female |
| Cabe | 2 | Variant Of Surname Cable - Ropemaker. | English | Male |
| Cace | 2 | Variant Of Casey Alert: Vigorous. | Irish | Male |
| Cacia | 2 | Vigilant. | Irish | Female |
| Cade | 2 | English | Male | |
| Cadie | 2 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cady | 2 | Hillock. A Surname Or Given Name Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Caeli | 2 | From Heaven | Latin | Female |
| Cahir | 2 | Wamor | Irish | Male |
| Caine | 2 | Place Name Unrelated To The Biblical Cain. | English | Male |
| Caius | 2 | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Cala | 2 | Castle | Arabic | Female |
| Cale | 2 | Bold | English | Male |
| Calin | 2 | Guelder rose | Romanian | Male |
| Calix | 2 | "Very Handsome, Chalise." | Greek | Male |
More Vietnamese Names
24 baby names that share Cai’s Vietnamese origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Ai | Beloved, Gentle | Female |
| Anh | Intellectual Brightness | Female |
| Anh Dung | Heroism, Strength | Male |
| Bao | Protection | Male |
| Be | Baby; Doll | Female |
| Bian | Secretive; Hidden | Female |
| Bich | Jade | Female |
| Binh | Peace, Peacefulness (Also A Girl's Name) | Male |
| Cadeo | Folk-Song | Male |
| Cam | Orange Fruit; Sweet; Mountain Sunset | Female |
| Canh | Scenery | Female |
| Chau | Pearls, Precious Stones (Also A Boys Name) | Female |
| Chi | Tree Branch, Twig | Female |
| Chien | Fight, Battle, Combat | Male |
| Chinh | Correctness, Righteousness | Male |
| Cuong | Healthy And Prosperous | Male |
| Dac Kien | Acquired View Or Knowledge | Male |
| Danh | Fame, Prestige | Male |
| Dao | Peach Blossom; A Tet Flower | Female |
| Dat | Accomplished, To Attain, To Achieve | Male |
| De | Royalty | Male |
| Dien | Farm, Farming | Male |
| Diep | Leaves; Type Of Trees That Have Red Flowers | Female |
| Diu | Tender, Gentle, Mellow | Female |
3-Letter C-Names Like Cai
12 names that share Cai's exact length (3 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Cai's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Cai
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Cai.
Names That Rhyme with Cai
18 baby names that share Cai's last 2 letters — -ai. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ai | Beloved, Gentle | Vietnamese | Female |
| Dai | Great | Japanese | Female |
| Fai | Beginning | Chinese | Male |
| Hai | Old Name For "Shoe" Or "Fairy Shoe" | Vietnamese | Female |
| Jai | Variant Of Names Like Jason And Jacob. | English | Male |
| Kai | Unisexual Name Meaning "The Sea." | Hawaiian | Female |
| Lai | Friend; Man; Law | Chamoru | Male |
| Mai | Brightness | Japanese | Female |
| Rai | King | Chamoru | Male |
| Tai | Talent | Vietnamese | Male |
| Itai | Friendly | Hebrew | Male |
| Shai | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Thai | Many; Multiple | Vietnamese | Male |
| Toai | Satisfied | Vietnamese | Male |
| Unai | Shepherd | Basque | Male |
| Adlai | Witness | Hebrew | Male |
| Garai | Settled | Egyptian | Male |
| Janai | Modern Name Based On Jane Or Jean: Based On Janai Meaning God Has A... | English | Female |
Names That Start Like Cai
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Cai — Ca-. Good for parents who like Cai's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal | Bold: Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Cal- | English | Male |
| Cam | Orange Fruit; Sweet; Mountain Sunset | Vietnamese | Female |
| Car | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Cat | Catlike | Scottish | Male |
| Caw | Name Of A Giant | Arthurian | Male |
| Cabe | Variant Of Surname Cable - Ropemaker. | English | Male |
| Cace | Variant Of Casey Alert: Vigorous. | Irish | Male |
| Cade | English | Male | |
| Cadi | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cady | Hillock. A Surname Or Given Name Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cain | Possessed | Hebrew | Male |
| Cala | Castle | Arabic | Female |
| Cale | Bold | English | Male |
| Caly | Slender | Irish | Male |
| Came | Joy | English | Female |
| Cami | Servant For The Temple | Romanian | Female |
| Camp | Crooked Mouth | Scottish | Male |
| Canh | Scenery | Vietnamese | Female |