How Many People Are Named Caine?
An estimated 2,013 people in the United States have the first name Caine. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Caine peaked in popularity in 2008 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caine as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,013
About 1 in 170,270 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2008
89 births
Total Registered
2,050
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caine
Caine is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,050 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Caine as a male name
Ranked #2,258 in 2024
63 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (89 births)
Caine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caine span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 583 babies were registered. While Caine is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Caine by Decade
How has Caine tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caine by State
Birth registrations for Caine span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky. On average, about 31 Caines were registered per state.
Caine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caine
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caine?
We estimate approximately 2,013 people named Caine are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 170,270 Americans share this first name.
Is Caine a common name?
Caine is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,050 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caine most popular?
Caine reached peak popularity in 2008, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caine is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caine a male name?
Caine is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caine Smith, Caine Johnson, Caine Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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