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Cainan

100% boys · 32 born in 2025

Cainan has been given to about 1,024 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 991
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cainan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 47
  • Born in 202532
  • All time1,024

How popular is Cainan?

Its best year was 2016, when 47 babies were given the name, ranking 2632nd. The typical living American called Cainan is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Cainan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Canaan0.79
  2. Aidan0.75
  3. Kaylan0.76
  4. Callan0.70
  5. Caspian0.68
  6. Kian0.67
  7. Rayan0.67
  8. Ayaan0.67

Middle names for Cainan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cainan John0.77
  2. Cainan Lee0.77
  3. Cainan Bryce0.76
  4. Cainan Ross0.76
  5. Cainan Quinn0.76
  6. Cainan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Cainan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.88
  2. Andiesister · 0.87
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.87
  4. Yousefbrother · 0.87
  5. Bridgerbrother · 0.87
  6. Samirasister · 0.87

Where Cainan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cainan Anderson0.74
    2. Cainan White0.72
    3. Cainan Reyes0.72
    4. Cainan Moore0.72
    5. Cainan Lee0.72
    6. Cainan Hill0.72

    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 Cainan

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

    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.