Boys' name · since 1953
Kane
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 19,521 babies named Kane, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,521
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kane currently ranks #451 among boys' names in America, with 19,521 babies recorded since 1953.
Kane has 19,521 recorded births among boys since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #451 as of the latest data, more common than 97% 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 1953 to 2025.
- #846 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #451 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 19,521 born since 1953
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kane ranks #846 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #451 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 19,521 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.
- #846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,521
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kane's 19,521 recorded births place it above 98.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kane compares
19,521 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kane's all-time total is 53x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,521 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,055 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kane splits its recorded history at 1989: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 1,055 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kane popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 1,055
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Kane popularity over time - girls
36 total births recorded since 1982 (Kane as girls' name)
Kane by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,035 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Kane's strongest decade.
7,035 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 90
1950s
90 births
- 1960s 165
1960s
165 births
- 1970s 471
1970s
471 births
- 1980s 735
1980s
735 births
- 1990s 2,252
1990s
2,252 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,674 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,035 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,099 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,035 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kane 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 Kane's total volume
Kane by state
Where Kane concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,844 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,566 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 934 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 894 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 854 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 729 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 680 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 638 | 3.3% |
1,844 of 19,521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Kane appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kane's data
- Kane's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,035 total births) through the 2020s (5,099) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kanes (1,844 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kane: 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 (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Kane 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.