Cain

“Craftsman” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1142 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Cain's best rank, #727, came in 2014; it has settled back to #1142 today. Roughly 7,600 boys have been named Cain since 1910. Together with its spelling variant Kain (#1738), Cain would rank around #862 with about 280 births last year — the newborns split about 66/34 between Cain and Kain.

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)
Caín Fara — Argentine association football player (1994-)
Cain Madden — American football player (born 1996)

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 30 notable people named Cain:

Sports figures appear 2.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cain Velasquez, American mixed martial artist.

Similar names: Caine · Jacoby · Khai · Malaki · Canaan · Kalel

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