Is Caine a boy or girl name?
Caine is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 63 boys were named Caine, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,050 US babies named Caine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,258
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Caine since 1968
- 2,050
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 89 babies
Boys and girls named Caine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 145 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 344 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 505 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 583 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 365 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63 | #2,258 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 76 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 75 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 78 | #1,901 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 59 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,135 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,413 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,237 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 64 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,639 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 89 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,241 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,850 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,027 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,381 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,201 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 47 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,625 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,386 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,038 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,554 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,191 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,284 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,030 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,237 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,952 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,560 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,272 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,915 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,193 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,142 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,412 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,963 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,096 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,082 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,453 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,207 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Caine reached #1,241 in 1973. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Caine
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.