Boys' name · since 1992
Kainan
Kainan has 906 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 906
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
906 babies have been named Kainan since 1992, making it today's #3810 boys' name.
Kainan has 906 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3810 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #5,475 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,810 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 906 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kainan ranks #5,475 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,810 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 906 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 906
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kainan's 906 recorded births place it above 87.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kainan compares
906 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Kainan's all-time total is 146% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kainan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 906 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kainan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kainan splits its recorded history at 2009: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kainan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kainan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (391 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Kainan's strongest decade.
391 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kainan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
184 births
- 2010s
2010s
391 births
- 2020s
2020s
247 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 391 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kainan 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 Kainan's total volume
Kainan by state
Where Kainan concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
36 of 906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kainan's data
- Kainan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (391 total births) through the 2020s (247) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kainans (36 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 Kainan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Kainan 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.