Caine
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAYN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,480 for boys
Caine is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 2,480th for boys in the US (54 babies).
What does Caine mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Cain; also an English surname
A spelling of Cain, the firstborn son of Adam and Eve in Genesis; also an English surname.
Is Caine a girl's or a boy's name?
Caine is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 54 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caine in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Caine, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 81 boys.
Half of all the boys named Caine in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 114 boys in the UK were given Caine or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #411, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Caine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 32 | #937 |
| 2008 | 30 | #972 |
| 2007 | 33 | #880 |
| 2006 | 29 | #914 |
| 2005 | 28 | #895 |
| 2004 | 36 | #724 |
| 2003 | 37 | #660 |
| 2002 | 43 | #549 |
| 2001 | 81 | #359 |
| 2000 | 68 | #389 |
| 1999 | 41 | #540 |
| 1998 | 54 | #447 |
| 1997 | 52 | #444 |
| 1996 | 52 | #427 |
How popular is Caine in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,480among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54about 1 in 32,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the US were named Caine, making it the 2,480th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,937th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 89 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
2025 had fewer boys named Caine than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Caine in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,258 boys in the US were given Caine or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #286, up from #2,480 for this spelling alone.
Caine in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #2,480 |
| 2024 | 63 | #2,261 |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,832 |
| 2022 | 76 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,192 |
| 2020 | 75 | #1,937 |
| 2019 | 78 | #1,899 |
| 2018 | 59 | #2,281 |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,129 |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,412 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,234 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,173 |
| 2013 | 64 | #2,089 |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,516 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,546 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,974 |
| 2008 | 89 | #1,708 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,235 |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,658 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,842 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,010 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,918 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,368 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,046 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,192 |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,196 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,091 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,093 |
| 1996 | 47 | #1,904 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,796 |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,576 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,471 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,238 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
Names like Caine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Ronan Aiden Brody Declan Kian Connor Kayden Conan Cove Caelan Cole
Other spellings of Caine
Names related to Caine
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caine, updated 20 October 2026.