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How popular is the name Cain?
Births per year, rank history and how many Cains are alive today.
Cain (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Kane in England and Wales, ranked 1153rd in 2025 and given to 25 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2001, when 191 babies were given the name, the 184th most popular that year. It has declined since 2001; the 2025 figure is roughly 13% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Kane you are most likely to meet is around 26 years old. Half of all Kanes born in England and Wales are between 20 and 32, and there are at least 18,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 5.8% chance that at least one of them will be called Kane.
How many babies are named Cain each year?
Includes all spellings: Cain, Caine, Kain, Kaine, Kane, Kayne. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Cain spelling rank?
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Where does the Kain spelling rank?
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Cain most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Kane, peaked in 2001, when 1,019 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Cain spelling itself peaked in 2001, with 191 babies.
How many people are called Cain?
At least 18,000 people named Cain in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Cain?
Most living Cains are between 20 and 32; the most common age is about 26.
Is Cain becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2001 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.