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Caine

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Caine was most popular in 2008, when 89 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,875 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,104 people named Caine.

Most popular in2008
Rank that year#3,875
Births that year89
Total since 18802,104
Given to100% boys
Alive today~2,000
Median age17

Caine over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Caine’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

How old is the name Caine?

Caine first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1968, which makes it about 57 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 56 of the 58 years since.

How many people are named Caine?

The Social Security Administration has recorded 2,104 American births named Caine between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 2,058 are estimated to be alive today.

How many babies were named Caine in 2025?

54 American babies were named Caine in 2025, ranking #5,336 that year.

Is Caine getting more or less popular?

Caine is holding steady. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 69 births a year, against 57 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of +22% over the decade.

Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.

Is Caine a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Caine is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,104 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

How old is someone named Caine?

Roughly 2,058 Americans named Caine are alive today — 98% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 17 years old, and half are between 8 and 28.

An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.

Where Caine is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org