Total births
17
Boys' name · since 2018
Cainaan
Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Cainaan, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 2018–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
17 boys have been named Cainaan since 2018, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cainaan has been recorded 17 times among boys since 2018, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2023.
- 17 total births
- 2018–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
17 boys have been named Cainaan since 2018, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 17
- total births
- 2018–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Cainaan was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
7 babies were named Cainaan in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Cainaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cainaan's full recorded timeline at 2021, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cainaan at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2018
Cainaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2023
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Cainaan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Cainaan's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Cainaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cainaan? ▼
Cainaan has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 2018, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Cainaan most popular? ▼
Cainaan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Cainaan been used? ▼
Records for Cainaan go back to 2018, giving 6 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Cainaan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caiden, Cairo, Cain, Caius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Cainaan
Nearby Names Like Cainaan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cainaan
Caiden Boy
#546 23,341 births
Cairo Boy
#355 9,415 births
Cain Boy
#981 7,628 births
Caius Boy
#1060 2,329 births
Caine Boy
#2272 2,104 births
Compare Cainaan side by side: Cainaan vs Caiden Cainaan vs Cairo Cainaan vs Cain
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2018–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cainaan: Baby Name Since 2018 - 17 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cainaan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cainaan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.