Fun Facts About the Name Kaine
- More than 3 thousand babies named Kaine: U.S. records list 3,617 babies given the name Kaine from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kaine Mean?
Kaine is most often a variant spelling of Kane or Cain, so its meaning depends on which name lies behind it. The biblical Cain comes from Hebrew Qayin. Genesis connects the name to the verb qanah, 'to acquire' or 'get,' when Eve says she has acquired a man with the Lord's help. That wordplay gives the traditional meaning 'acquired' or 'possession,' but the literal etymology of Qayin is uncertain; other suggestions connect it to a word for 'spear' or to metalworking. The Irish surname Kane comes from Ó Catháin, 'descendant of Cathán.' Cathán is a diminutive of cath, 'battle,' and the surname is therefore often summarized as 'battle.' Kaine can stand for either derivation, and the two should not be merged into one origin.
Kaine Name History & Origins
The spelling Kaine belongs to the same family of names as Kane and Cain. In the Hebrew Bible, Cain is the firstborn son of Adam and Eve and the brother of Abel; his name appears as Qayin in Hebrew, Kain in the Greek of the New Testament, and Cain in Latin and English. The spelling Kaine, with i and final e, is an English variant that also overlaps with the surname Kane. The Irish surname Kane descends from Ó Catháin, a name associated with the O'Kanes of County Derry and other Irish families. It means 'descendant of Cathán,' with cath meaning 'battle.' The given name Kaine, like the given name Kane, is a surname-derived first name in English, and it also recalls the biblical Cain. It has no separate origin story from those two sources.
How Popular is the Name Kaine?
Kaine has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2017. Its best rank was #1,014 in 2017.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,432 | 126 | 0.0074% |
| 2024 | #1,468 | 123 | 0.0072% |
| 2023 | #1,249 | 155 | 0.0091% |
| 2022 | #1,182 | 173 | 0.0099% |
| 2021 | #1,127 | 181 | 0.0104% |
| 2020 | #1,158 | 167 | 0.0097% |
| 2019 | #1,130 | 173 | 0.0096% |
| 2018 | #1,111 | 176 | 0.0097% |
| 2017 | #1,014 | 200 | 0.0108% |
| 2016 | #1,188 | 160 | 0.0084% |
| 2015 | #1,371 | 127 | 0.0066% |
| 2014 | #1,469 | 111 | 0.0058% |
| 2013 | #1,574 | 99 | 0.0052% |
| 2012 | #1,795 | 83 | 0.0044% |
| 2011 | #1,567 | 100 | 0.0053% |
| 2010 | #1,604 | 98 | 0.0051% |
| 2009 | #1,560 | 105 | 0.0053% |
| 2008 | #1,449 | 114 | 0.0056% |
| 2007 | #1,750 | 85 | 0.0041% |
| 2006 | #1,882 | 72 | 0.0035% |
| 2005 | #1,953 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 2004 | #2,399 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2003 | #1,918 | 61 | 0.0031% |
| 2002 | #1,670 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 2001 | #1,852 | 60 | 0.0031% |
| 2000 | #1,751 | 64 | 0.0033% |
| 1999 | #1,739 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1998 | #1,414 | 81 | 0.0042% |
| 1997 | #1,617 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1996 | #1,380 | 77 | 0.0041% |
| 1995 | #1,502 | 64 | 0.0034% |
| 1994 | #1,458 | 66 | 0.0034% |
| 1993 | #2,826 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #2,710 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #3,915 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #4,839 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #4,403 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #4,046 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #4,417 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #7,068 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #4,767 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #5,191 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #4,809 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #3,987 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #5,112 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #5,422 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #4,004 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #6,030 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #4,557 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #3,232 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #2,360 | 17 | 0.0011% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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