Is Kainen a boy or girl name?

Kainen is a boy’s name. Of the 1,316 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Kainen

Recorded 1989–2025 · United States

Kainen was most popular in 2018, when 100 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,536 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,410, with 41 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,316 people named Kainen.

Kainen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kainen’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kainen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kainen is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,316 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.

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