Boys' name · since 1989
Kainen
Kainen has 1,316 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,320 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,019 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,316
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kainen is the #3019 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,316 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kainen has been recorded 1,316 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #3019 nationally and more common than 78% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #4,320 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,019 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,316 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kainen ranks #4,320 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,019 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,316 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,320 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,019 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,316
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kainen's 1,316 recorded births place it above 90.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Kainen compares
1,316 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Kainen's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kainen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kainen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kainen splits its recorded history at 2009: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kainen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kainen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (612 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Kainen's strongest decade.
612 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kainen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 103
1990s
103 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s
2010s
612 births
- 2020s
2020s
303 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 612 births (47% of all-time use).
How Kainen 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 Kainen's total volume
Kainen by state
Where Kainen concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 30 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #5 | California | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.8% |
30 of 1,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Kainen appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kainen's data
- Kainen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (612 total births) through the 2020s (303) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Kainens (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Kainen: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kainen 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.