How Many People Are Named Kaine?
An estimated 3,448 people in the United States have the first name Kaine. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Kaine peaked in popularity in 2017 with 200 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaine 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 Kaine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kaine is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,448
About 1 in 99,407 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2017
200 births
Total Registered
3,491
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaine
Kaine is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,491 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kaine as a male name
Ranked #1,468 in 2024
123 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (200 births)
Kaine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaine span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,327 babies were registered. While Kaine is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kaine by Decade
How has Kaine 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.
Kaine by State
Birth registrations for Kaine span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Mississippi, Kansas, Iowa. On average, about 56 Kaines were registered per state.
Kaine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaine
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaine?
We estimate approximately 3,448 people named Kaine 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 99,407 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaine a common name?
Kaine is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,491 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaine most popular?
Kaine reached peak popularity in 2017, when 200 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaine is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaine a male name?
Kaine is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaine Smith, Kaine Johnson, Kaine 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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