Caine

Caine

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Caine 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 80 babies (rank #330 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Caine

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

700

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	51	#408
1997	52	#411
1998	53	#412
1999	40	#500
2000	66	#365
2001	80	#330
2002	43	#503
2003	37	#601
2004	35	#679
2005	28	#831
2006	28	#864
2007	31	#850
2008	30	#897
2009	32	#869
2010	25	#1,086
2011	11	#1,935
2012	12	#1,868
2013	10	#2,080
2014	9	#2,281
2015	17	#1,455
2016	10	#2,205

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#408

1997

#411

1998

#412

1999

#500

2000

#365

2001

#330

2002

#503

2003

#601

2004

#679

2005

#831

2006

#864

2007

#850

2008

#897

2009

#869

2010

#1,086

2011

#1,935

2012

#1,868

2013

#2,080

2014

#2,281

2015

#1,455

2016

#2,205

Numerology of Caine

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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