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.

#30,013 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2018
2020s
peak 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.

  • #30,013 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2018
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cainaan ranks #30,013 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.

#30,013 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cainaan's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201820212023 5

Cainaan by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (10 births, 59% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #30,013 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Cainaan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cainaan ranks #30,013 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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
#603 23,341 births
Cairo Boy
#341 9,415 births
Cain Boy
#1142 7,628 births
Caius Boy
#928 2,329 births
Caine Boy
#2493 2,104 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cainaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.