Kaine Boy
How popular is Kaine?
#1,425 boy name in 2025
126 baby boys were named Kaine in the US in 2025, making it the 1425th most popular boy name.
Kaine popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,425 for boys (▲ 47 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 126 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,359 in 2015, #1,153 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (200 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,010 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kaine counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kane family of names ranked #276 for boys in 2025 (#261 the year before), with 1,269 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kane | 695 | 55% |
| Cain | 185 | 15% |
| Kaine | 126 | 10% |
| Kain | 94 | 7% |
| Kayne | 49 | 4% |
| Caine | 54 | 4% |
| Can | 11 | 1% |
| Kayn | 20 | 2% |
| Cayne | 13 | 1% |
| Cane | 22 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kaine is most popular
Babies named Kaine per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (97 boys)
Kaine by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62 | #2,309 |
| 1980s | 72 | #3,837 |
| 1990s | 487 | #1,373 |
| 2000s | 744 | #1,445 |
| 2010s | 1,329 | #1,010 |
| 2020s | 927 | #1,125 |
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Questions
- Is Kaine a boy or girl name?
- Kaine is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kaine were boys.
- How popular is the name Kaine?
- 126 baby boys were named Kaine in the US in 2025, making it the 1425th most popular boy name.
- When was Kaine most popular?
- Kaine peaked in 2017, when 200 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,010 in 2017.
- How many people are named Kaine?
- 3,621 babies have been named Kaine in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,576 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Kaine most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kaine was most common in Louisiana, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.