How Many People Are Named Kainan?
An estimated 869 people in the United States have the first name Kainan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Kainan peaked in popularity in 2018 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kainan 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 Kainan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
869
About 1 in 394,424 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2018
72 births
Total Registered
877
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kainan
Kainan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 877 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kainan as a male name
Ranked #2,966 in 2024
42 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (72 births)
Kainan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kainan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 391 babies were registered. While Kainan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kainan by Decade
How has Kainan 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.
Kainan by State
Birth registrations for Kainan span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee. The lowest are in Florida, Georgia, Ohio. On average, about 14 Kainans were registered per state.
Kainan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kainan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kainan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kainan?
We estimate approximately 869 people named Kainan 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 394,424 Americans share this first name.
Is Kainan a common name?
Kainan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 877 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kainan most popular?
Kainan reached peak popularity in 2018, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kainan is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kainan a male name?
Kainan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kainan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kainan Smith, Kainan Johnson, Kainan 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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