NameTides

Cain

Cain was the #1,141 boys' name in the US in 2025 (185 babies), and #1,153 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Cain as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cain as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandIrelandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Cain as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,141 (185)#1,153 (25)#441 (7)#314 (5)#676 (4)#1,944 (10)
2024#980 (230)#1,460 (18)#619 (4)#404 (3)#785 (3)#1,353 (16)
2023#921 (250)#1,071 (27)#400 (8)#312 (5)—#1,421 (14)
2022#913 (253)#1,314 (20)#522 (5)——#1,350 (15)
2021#956 (235)#1,250 (21)#605 (4)#374 (4)#755 (3)#1,230 (17)
2020#892 (254)#1,051 (26)#711 (3)#270 (6)—#1,595 (11)
2019#806 (285)#929 (31)—#312 (5)#466 (7)#1,205 (17)
2018#870 (251)#749 (44)#392 (8)#255 (7)—#1,219 (16)
2017#843 (262)#818 (39)#318 (12)#415 (3)#495 (6)#1,194 (17)
2016#750 (324)#647 (54)#707 (3)#320 (5)#713 (3)#1,118 (19)
2015#742 (326)#646 (53)#588 (4)#222 (9)#459 (7)#898 (25)
2014#727 (330)#583 (61)#439 (7)#243 (8)#508 (6)#1,311 (14)
2013#792 (285)#520 (71)#687 (3)#200 (11)#479 (6)#1,002 (21)
2012#782 (290)#522 (71)#568 (4)#204 (10)#500 (6)#1,202 (16)
2011#845 (254)#516 (68)#386 (8)#261 (6)#490 (6)#896 (24)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #727.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1910.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,300 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cain is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,200 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cain by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #768MINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #773INOhio: #710OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #862CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,012TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Cain (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1239

Cain (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CainCanadaBoys#1,94410
CainEngland & WalesBoys#1,15325
CainIrelandBoys#6764
CainNorthern IrelandBoys#3145
CainScotlandBoys#4417
CainUSBoys#1,141185