How Many People Are Named Cayne?
An estimated 441 people in the United States have the first name Cayne. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Cayne peaked in popularity in 2008 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cayne 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 Cayne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
441
About 1 in 777,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2008
26 births
Total Registered
445
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cayne
Cayne is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 445 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cayne as a male name
Ranked #5,078 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (26 births)
Cayne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cayne span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 177 babies were registered. While Cayne is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cayne by Decade
How has Cayne 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.
Cayne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cayne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cayne
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cayne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cayne?
We estimate approximately 441 people named Cayne 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 777,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Cayne a common name?
Cayne is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 445 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cayne most popular?
Cayne reached peak popularity in 2008, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cayne is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cayne a male name?
Cayne is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cayne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cayne Smith, Cayne Johnson, Cayne 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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