Is Kain a boy or girl name?
Kain is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 109 boys were named Kain, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,655 US babies named Kain were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,578
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kain since 1973
- 3,655
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 180 babies
Boys and girls named Kain, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 109 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 104 | #1,654 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 102 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 141 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 107 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 127 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 143 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 168 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 180 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 124 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 152 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 136 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 136 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 127 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 124 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 109 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 113 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 103 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 91 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 91 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 108 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 96 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 105 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 99 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 96 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 84 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 64 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,162 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,125 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,546 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,001 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,045 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,416 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,661 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,201 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,970 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,750 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,409 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,779 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,752 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,625 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,353 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,029 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,874 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,574 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kain reached #1,093 in 2016. 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 Kain
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.