Boys' name · since 1968
Caine
2,104 babies named Caine in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,203 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,493 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,104
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,104 babies have been named Caine since 1968, making it today's #2493 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caine has been recorded 2,104 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #2493 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #3,203 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,493 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,104 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caine ranks #3,203 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,493 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,104 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,203 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,493 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,104
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caine's 2,104 recorded births place it above 92.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caine compares
2,104 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caine's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caine | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,104 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caine's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 89, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Caine by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (583 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Caine's strongest decade.
583 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Caine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 145
1970s
145 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
344 births
- 2000s
2000s
505 births
- 2010s
2010s
583 births
- 2020s
2020s
419 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 583 births (28% of all-time use).
How Caine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Caine's total volume
Caine by state
Where Caine concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 160 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 127 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 43 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 37 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.6% |
160 of 2,104 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Caine appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caine's data
- Caine's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (583 total births) through the 2020s (419) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Caines (160 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
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, 1968–2025 (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 Caine 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.