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Cain

/ˈkeɪn/ · 100% boys · 185 born in 2025

Cain has been given to about 7,628 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkeɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 7,269
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cain per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 330
  • Born in 2025185
  • All time7,628
  • England & Wales, 202525

How popular is Cain?

Its best year was 2014, when 330 babies were given the name, ranking 727th. The typical living American called Cain is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Cain

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zain0.81
  2. Rain0.81
  3. Kadin0.81
  4. Calvin0.75
  5. Carlin0.75
  6. Gavin0.70
  7. Kalvin0.72
  8. Darin0.70

Middle names for Cain

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cain Thomas0.74
  2. Cain James0.74
  3. Cain Miles0.70
  4. Cain Wilder0.69
  5. Cain Cole0.59
  6. Cain Paul0.55

Sibling names for Cain

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.99
  2. Yousefbrother · 0.99
  3. Abdullahbrother · 0.99
  4. Azariasister · 0.97
  5. Ayasister · 0.97
  6. Rivkasister · 0.97

Where Cain is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.02%
  2. Kentucky0.01%
  3. Ohio0.01%
  4. Michigan0.01%
  5. Indiana0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cain Evans0.73
  2. Cain Edwards0.73
  3. Cain Anderson0.73
  4. Cain Allen0.73
  5. Cain Adams0.73
  6. Cain Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Cain

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Cain across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.