boy's name
Kainen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,371
Kainen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 100 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Kainen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 103 |
| 2000s | 293 |
| 2010s | 612 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 303 |
How popular is Kainen?
In 2025, Kainen was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kainen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kainen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kainen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kainen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kainen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kainen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kainen
How popular is the name Kainen?
In 2025, Kainen was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kainen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kainen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kainen most popular?
Kainen peaked in 2018, when 100 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kainen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kainen currently ranks #3,001 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.