Cain Name Popularity

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How popular is Cain?

Ranking 864th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Cain is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #726 in 2014 with 330 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Cain was less than 5, most recently in 1964.

Approximately during the years 1969-1974, 1978-1981, 1989-1994, and 2007-2012, the name Cain took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1974-1978.

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Cain be?

Cain's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Cain for their newborn has dropped.

The name Cain is used by only a select few and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Cain (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		251	864
2017		262	841
2016		323	750
2015		325	741
2014		330	726
2013		285	791
2012		289	782
2011		254	845
2010		207	958
2009		200	987
2008		189	1,013
2007		140	1,254
2006		135	1,238
2005		139	1,151
2004		126	1,207
2003		127	1,176
2002		150	1,022
2001		137	1,055
2000		137	1,048
1999		136	1,019
1998		128	1,052
1997		141	951
1996		133	962
1995		113	1,053
1994		146	902
1993		99	1,132
1992		63	1,456
1991		45	1,773
1990		41	1,875
1989		39	1,898
1988		41	1,713
1987		29	2,062
1986		43	1,540
1985		35	1,728
1984		31	1,803
1983		32	1,748
1982		46	1,396
1981		50	1,312
1980		33	1,736
1979		27	1,948
1978		19	2,388
1977		26	1,915
1976		30	1,716
1975		27	1,794
1974		42	1,315
1973		35	1,437
1972		17	2,256
1971		17	2,290
1970		17	2,224
1969		9	3,091
1968		11	2,594
1967		6	3,604
1966		11	2,482
1965		5	3,985
1964		< 5	--
1963		9	2,878
1962		9	2,868
1961		6	3,697
1960		7	3,376
1959		< 5	--
1958		< 5	--
1957		< 5	--
1956		6	3,581
1955		6	3,551
1954		9	2,767
1953		5	3,874
1952		< 5	--
1951		5	3,785
1950		7	3,065
1949		< 5	--
1948		8	2,810
1947		< 5	--
1946		< 5	--
1945		< 5	--
1944		< 5	--
1943		7	2,993
1942		< 5	--
1941		< 5	--
1940		< 5	--
1939		8	2,637
1938		7	2,903
1937		8	2,701
1936		< 5	--
1935		< 5	--
1934		6	3,329
1933		6	3,322
1932		< 5	--
1931		< 5	--
1930		< 5	--
1929		9	2,798
1928		5	4,236
1927		< 5	--
1926		9	2,939
1925		6	3,798
1924		< 5	--
1923		< 5	--
1922		6	3,921
1921		6	3,932
1920		10	2,799
1919		8	3,149
1918		8	3,144
1917		< 5	--
1916		< 5	--
1915		6	3,457
1914		< 5	--
1913		< 5	--
1912		< 5	--
1911		< 5	--
1910		9	1,128
1909		< 5	--
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.