NameTides

Caine

Caine was the #2,480 boys' name in the US in 2025 (54 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Caine as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Caine as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Caine as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,480 (54)#3,256 (6)—#2,527 (7)
2024#2,261 (63)#3,689 (5)—#2,710 (6)
2023#1,832 (87)#2,161 (10)—#2,123 (8)
2022#2,000 (76)#3,049 (6)——
2021#2,193 (64)#3,451 (5)—#2,812 (5)
2020#1,937 (75)#2,228 (9)—#2,746 (5)
2019#1,899 (78)#3,937 (4)#764 (3)#2,756 (5)
2018#2,282 (59)#2,445 (8)——
2017#2,130 (64)#2,052 (11)—#2,198 (7)
2016#2,412 (53)#2,175 (10)—#1,683 (10)
2015#2,234 (60)#1,442 (17)—#2,387 (6)
2014#2,175 (62)#2,248 (9)—#2,371 (6)
2013#2,090 (64)#2,055 (10)——
2012#2,517 (49)#1,852 (12)—#1,552 (11)
2011#2,547 (48)#1,909 (11)—#1,802 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,832.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1968.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 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 31,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Caine is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 29,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 42,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Caine 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: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Caine (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CaineCanadaBoys#2,5277
CaineEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
CaineIrelandBoys—too few
CaineNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CaineUSBoys#2,48054