Kane

How popular is Kane in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#669among boys

Babies in 2025

60about 1 in 5,000 boys

Five-year trend

Fallingdown 36% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 60 boys in the UK were named Kane, making it the 669th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 515th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 633 boys.

Half of all the boys named Kane 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 Kane or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #411, up from #669 for this spelling alone.

• Kane 60
• Cain 37
• Kaine 8
• Caine 6
• Kain 3

Among boys in 2025, it was 658th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.

How popular is Kane in the US?

Rank in 2025

#451among boys

Babies in 2025

695about 1 in 2,500 boys

Five-year trend

Fallingdown 27% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 695 boys in the US were named Kane, making it the 451st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 337th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 1,055 boys. It first appears in the records in 1953.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kane than any year since 2014.

Half of all the boys named Kane in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,258 boys in the US were given Kane or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #286, up from #451 for this spelling alone.

• Kane 695
• Cain 185
• Kaine 126
• Kain 94
• Caine 54
• Kayne 49
• Cane 22
• Kayn 20