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Kainan

Boy

Meaning of Kainan: Hebrew: 'possession'

Kainan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3691st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3691

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

906

First recorded 1992 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 28 babies2010: 35 babies20102011: 30 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 27 babies2014: 25 babies2015: 32 babies2016: 38 babies2017: 49 babies2018: 72 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 38 babies20202021: 51 babies2022: 37 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 42 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Kainan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 72.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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