Cain

Cain

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Cain first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 191 babies (rank #184 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cain

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cain yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,866

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

191

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Cain

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	83	#300
1997	65	#360
1998	67	#351
1999	93	#294
2000	111	#255
2001	191	#184
2002	119	#246
2003	100	#292
2004	115	#276
2005	116	#281
2006	112	#312
2007	91	#398
2008	74	#477
2009	69	#508
2010	82	#453
2011	68	#519
2012	71	#523
2013	71	#521
2014	61	#584
2015	53	#646
2016	54	#647

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#300

1997

#360

1998

#351

1999

#294

2000

111

#255

2001

191

#184

2002

119

#246

2003

100

#292

2004

115

#276

2005

116

#281

2006

112

#312

2007

#398

2008

#477

2009

#508

2010

#453

2011

#519

2012

#523

2013

#521

2014

#584

2015

#646

2016

#647

Numerology of Cain

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Cain

Share your Cain story

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Year-by-Year Detail