Is Kane a boy or girl name?
Kane is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 731 boys were named Kane, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 18,854 US babies named Kane were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #431
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kane since 1953
- 18,854
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 1,054 babies
Boys and girls named Kane, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 165 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 471 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 735 | 13 | 1.7% |
| 1990s | 2,252 | 11 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 3,674 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 7,031 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 4,400 | 5 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 731 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 792 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 911 | #361 | 5 | #16,458 |
| 2021 | 1,001 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 965 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,003 | #334 | 7 | #13,090 |
| 2018 | 1,054 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 944 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 794 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 716 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 595 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 487 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 477 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 512 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 449 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 536 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 654 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 381 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 311 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 282 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 276 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 275 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 304 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 322 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 333 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 323 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 350 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 259 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 253 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 259 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 276 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 201 | #735 | 6 | #12,549 |
| 1992 | 118 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 102 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 111 | #1,003 | 5 | #13,996 |
| 1989 | 102 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 108 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 95 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 88 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,129 | 8 | #7,898 |
| 1984 | 47 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 60 | #1,205 | 5 | #11,252 |
| 1981 | 57 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 47 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 45 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 43 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 60 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 37 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 35 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,095 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 17 | #2,016 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,495 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,476 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,622 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kane reached #319 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #7,898 in 1985. 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 Kane
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.