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Kayne

Boy

Meaning of Kayne: Irish: 'little fighter'

Kayne 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 — 2603rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2603

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,405

First recorded 1956 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 43 babies1995: 38 babies1996: 38 babies1997: 33 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 53 babies2000: 48 babies20002001: 29 babies2002: 37 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 62 babies2005: 64 babies2006: 70 babies2007: 101 babies2008: 119 babies2009: 108 babies2010: 93 babies20102011: 87 babies2012: 105 babies2013: 79 babies2014: 73 babies2015: 72 babies2016: 69 babies2017: 81 babies2018: 110 babies2019: 87 babies2020: 105 babies20202021: 85 babies2022: 60 babies2023: 55 babies2024: 45 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Kayne per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 119.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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