Names / Boy names
Cain
Current rank
#1,142
and easing
All-time peak
#727
in 2014
First recorded
1910
in U.S. data
Children named
7,600
since 1910
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #727 in 2014 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Cain enters U.S. records in 1910. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. It topped out in 2014 at #727. Across all years, more than 7,600 children have been named this.