Cainan
Cainan was the 3526th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2632nd with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 493 places. More babies were named Cainan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,526 boys, up 307 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201647 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,024babies recorded
Cainan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,526 | 32 |
| 2020 | #3,833 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,252 | 34 |
| 2000 | #3,436 | 24 |
| 1990 | #4,704 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cainan, counting every spelling?
Cainan is a spelling of Kainen, a name family that ranked #1,139 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,526 for Cainan on its own. Together these spellings went to 169 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kainen | 41 | #3,019 | 234 |
| Kainan | 29 | #3,808 | 209 |
| Cainan | 32 | #3,526 | 157 |
| Kaynan | 18 | #5,312 | 106 |
| Kaynen | 7 | #10,201 | 89 |
| Cainen | 11 | #7,274 | 69 |
| Kaenan | 6 | #11,313 | 45 |
| Kainon | 7 | #10,180 | 28 |
| Cainon | — | — | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cainan?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cainan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cainan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cainan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cainan?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Cainan are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Cainan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cainan by state
How common Cainan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cainan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cainan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cainan
How popular is the name Cainan?
Cainan was the 3526th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2632nd with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 493 places. More babies were named Cainan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cainan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cainan in the US.
Where is Cainan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cainan was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.