Cainaan vs Cain

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

Name A

Cainaan

Boy name

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Name B

Cain

Boy name · Rank #975

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Metric Cainaan Cain
Current Rank Unranked #975
Total Births (all years) 17 7,441
Peak Year 2018 2014
Peak Year Births 7 330
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2018 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Cainaan Cain
1910ss — 31
1920ss — 51
1930ss — 35
1940ss — 15
1950ss — 38
1960ss — 73
1970ss — 257
1980ss — 380
1990ss — 1,046
2000ss — 1,480
2010ss 7 2,813
2020ss 10 1,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cainaan Cain
2014 — 330
2015 — 326
2016 — 324
2017 — 262
2018 7 251
2019 — 284
2020 — 254
2021 5 235
2022 — 253
2023 5 250
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, 2018–2023.

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