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Kain

Boy

Meaning of Kain: Hebrew: 'spear'

Kain is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1732nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1732

94 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,750

First recorded 1973 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 21 babies1993: 37 babies1994: 51 babies1995: 64 babies1996: 84 babies1997: 82 babies1998: 96 babies1999: 99 babies2000: 105 babies20002001: 96 babies2002: 98 babies2003: 108 babies2004: 71 babies2005: 91 babies2006: 91 babies2007: 103 babies2008: 113 babies2009: 109 babies2010: 124 babies20102011: 127 babies2012: 136 babies2013: 136 babies2014: 152 babies2015: 124 babies2016: 180 babies2017: 168 babies2018: 143 babies2019: 127 babies2020: 107 babies20202021: 141 babies2022: 102 babies2023: 104 babies2024: 110 babies2025: 94 babies
US babies named Kain per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 180.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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