Is Caine a boy or girl name?

Caine is a boy’s name. Of the 2,104 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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.

Caine over time

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.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Caine

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