US rank #5543 Boys' name Peak 2017 510 births

Cainen — #5543 US boys' name

510 babies named Cainen in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s312000s1292010s2722020s78
#5543
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Cainen was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

50 babies were named Cainen in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cainen

The Social Security Administration has registered 510 babies named Cainen between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cainen currently holds the #5543 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cainen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 272 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cainen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Cainen in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cainen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 510 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cainen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

510

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2017

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,543

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cainen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
50
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Cainen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
272 births that decade — 53% of Cainen's all-time total
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Cainen by state

Where Cainen concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Cainen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.4%
#2 Georgia
6 1.2%
#3 Tennessee
6 1.2%
#4 Kansas
5 1.0%
#5 Kentucky
5 1.0%
#6 North Carolina
5 1.0%
Texas share of Cainen's total US births 1.4%
Even split

7 of 510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cainen?
510 babies have been named Cainen since 1994. It currently ranks #5543 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 50 births.
When was Cainen most popular?
Cainen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 272 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Cainen most popular?
The top states for the name Cainen are Texas (7 births), Georgia (6 births), Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Cainen been used?
Cainen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cainen?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.