Cain
Cain is a masculine given name. It is borne by:Cain, the son of Adam and Eve in the Bible Cain Ackland, former Australian rules footballer Cain Attard, Maltese footballer Cain Cressall, Australian singer and vocal coach Cain Culto, American singer and violinist Cain Dotson, Swedish former footballer Cain Fara, Argentine footballer Cain Hope Felder (1943–2019), American biblical scholar and…
Meaning & Origin of Cain
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cain is a masculine given name. It is borne by:Cain, the son of Adam and Eve in the Bible Cain Ackland, former Australian rules footballer Cain Attard, Maltese footballer Cain Cressall, Australian singer and vocal coach Cain Culto, American singer and violinist Cain Dotson, Swedish former footballer Cain Fara, Argentine footballer Cain Hope Felder (1943–2019), American biblical scholar and…
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The Story of Cain
The earliest SSA record of Cain as a baby boy name dates back to 1910, when 9 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 330 newborns named Cain — #726 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Cain on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cain ranks #970 for baby boys with 233 births, gradually falling (-7%). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Cain
Cain is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Cain's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #726. Use the chart and map above to compare Cain's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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