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Cain

“Craftsman” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1141 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Cain has appeared in US records since 1910 — best rank #727 (2014) · 7,628 babies named Cain all-time · 1 in 9,100 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,700 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,800 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,900 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Cains

• Cain Velasquez — American mixed martial artist
• Cain Attard — association football player
• Cain Hope Felder — American theologian (1943-2019)
• Cain Madden — American football player (born 1996)
• Cain Mathema — Zimbabwean politician

In stories & tradition

• Cain — Cain · Children of Eden
• Cain (Juggernaut) — Uncanny X-Men · Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
• Cain Dingle — Emmerdale

What Cains become

Among 29 notable people named Cain:

Athletes appear 2.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cain Velasquez, American mixed martial artist.

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