EveryBabyNames

Cain

4 countries#1141 in United States, 2025
US
#1141
in United States, 2025
NI
#314
in Northern Ireland, 2025
SCOT
#441
in Scotland, 2025
FR
5
total births, France
Total births recorded
7,980
Peak year (United States)
2014
Peak-year count
330
First recorded
1910

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Cain was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesNorthern IrelandScotlandFrance

Country by country

United States

7,628 births recorded 1910–2025 · currently #1141 · peaked in 2014 with 330 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Florida

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

183 births recorded 1998–2025 · currently #314 · peaked in 2004 with 14 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

Scotland

164 births recorded 1996–2025 · currently #441 · peaked in 2017 with 12 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

5 births recorded 2004–2004 · peaked in 2004 with 5 births

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Cain’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#1239
2007#1246↓7
2008#1014↑232
2009#988↑26
2010#958↑30
2011#845↑113
2012#782↑63
2013#792↓10
2014#727↑65
2015#742↓15
2016#750↓8
2017#843↓93
2018#870↓27
2019#806↑64
2020#892↓86
2021#956↓64
2022#913↑43
2023#921↓8
2024#980↓59
2025#1141↓161

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