Kain

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Kain is a masculine given name.

From Wikipedia

Kain 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 64 babies (rank #375 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kain

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.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.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

716

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	24	#666
1997	38	#497
1998	48	#439
1999	42	#487
2000	54	#406
2001	64	#375
2002	57	#401
2003	45	#527
2004	34	#695
2005	42	#631
2006	33	#779
2007	37	#754
2008	23	#1,106
2009	23	#1,117
2010	36	#820
2011	21	#1,237
2012	15	#1,622
2013	22	#1,167
2014	23	#1,161
2015	18	#1,410
2016	17	#1,540