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Caine

Boy

Meaning of Caine: Irish: 'battle'

Caine is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2427th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2427

54 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,104

First recorded 1968 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 15 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 30 babies1994: 58 babies1995: 48 babies1996: 47 babies1997: 42 babies1998: 44 babies1999: 42 babies2000: 45 babies20002001: 51 babies2002: 43 babies2003: 33 babies2004: 33 babies2005: 37 babies2006: 44 babies2007: 59 babies2008: 89 babies2009: 71 babies2010: 46 babies20102011: 48 babies2012: 49 babies2013: 64 babies2014: 62 babies2015: 60 babies2016: 53 babies2017: 64 babies2018: 59 babies2019: 78 babies2020: 75 babies20202021: 64 babies2022: 76 babies2023: 87 babies2024: 63 babies2025: 54 babies
US babies named Caine per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 89.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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