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Kaine

Boy

Meaning of Kaine: Welsh: 'little fighter'

Kaine is a boy's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1435th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1435

126 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,621

First recorded 1973 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 26 babies1993: 25 babies1994: 66 babies1995: 64 babies1996: 77 babies1997: 63 babies1998: 81 babies1999: 59 babies2000: 64 babies20002001: 60 babies2002: 71 babies2003: 61 babies2004: 47 babies2005: 65 babies2006: 72 babies2007: 85 babies2008: 114 babies2009: 105 babies2010: 98 babies20102011: 101 babies2012: 83 babies2013: 99 babies2014: 111 babies2015: 128 babies2016: 160 babies2017: 200 babies2018: 176 babies2019: 173 babies2020: 168 babies20202021: 181 babies2022: 174 babies2023: 155 babies2024: 123 babies2025: 126 babies
US babies named Kaine per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 200.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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