Is Cain a boy or girl name?
Cain is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 230 boys were named Cain, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 7,441 US babies named Cain were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #974
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cain since 1910
- 7,441
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 330 babies
Boys and girls named Cain, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 257 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 380 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,046 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,480 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,813 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,222 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 230 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 250 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 253 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 235 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 254 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 284 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 251 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 262 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 324 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 326 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 330 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 285 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 290 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 254 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 207 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 200 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 189 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 140 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 135 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 139 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 126 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 127 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 150 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 137 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 137 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 136 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 128 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 141 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 133 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 146 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 99 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 64 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 35 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 46 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,737 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,387 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,795 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,224 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,090 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,594 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,605 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,485 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,985 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,883 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,693 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,373 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,583 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,551 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,767 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,875 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,785 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,064 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,810 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,995 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,636 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,904 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,704 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,330 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,322 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,236 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,939 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,799 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,921 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,932 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,149 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,144 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,457 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cain reached #726 in 2014. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cain
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.