Cane
Boy · KAYN · English
Cane is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
Where does Cane come from?
English: variant of Kane or Cain; also the English word cane
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Is Cane a girl's or a boy's name?
Cane is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cane in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 7 boys.
Cane in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
How popular is Cane in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Cane, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Cane in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,258 boys in the US were given Cane or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #286, up from #4,538 for this spelling alone.
Cane in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
Names like Cane
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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