Cailen vs Cain

Side-by-side comparison of Cailen and Cain — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cailen

Boy name

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Name B

Cain

Boy name · Rank #975

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Metric Cailen Cain
Current Rank Unranked #975
Total Births (all years) 244 7,441
Peak Year 2007 2014
Peak Year Births 17 330
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Cailen Cain
1910ss — 31
1920ss — 51
1930ss — 35
1940ss — 15
1950ss — 38
1960ss — 73
1970ss — 257
1980ss 5 380
1990ss 35 1,046
2000ss 98 1,480
2010ss 91 2,813
2020ss 15 1,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cailen Cain
2014 11 330
2015 5 326
2016 5 324
2017 9 262
2018 9 251
2019 — 284
2020 5 254
2021 — 235
2022 10 253
2023 — 250
2024 — 230

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1987–2022.

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