Caius

Where Caius comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Caius.

Caius through the years
  1. 1630
    Caius Gabriel Cibber born
    British artist
  2. 1885
    Caius Welcker born
    Dutch footballer
  3. 1994
    First appearance
    #8,800 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2025
    Peak, #927
    254 babies named Caius, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Caius · pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296, died 296
  • Caius Welcker · Dutch footballer, 1885–1939
  • Caius Gabriel Cibber · British artist, 1630–1700
  • Caius Iacob · Romanian politician and mathematician, 1912–1992
  • Caius of Korea · Korean Catholic layman, Japanese Martyr, 1571–1624

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.