Masculine dossier · first seen 1973

Kain

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kain
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

180

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1973Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

39.4%

2024

109

All-time

3,655

Kain is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 180 boys were named Kain.

In 2024, only 109 boys were given the name.

Down 39.4% from its peak.

All told, about 3,655 Americans have been named Kain and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1973.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

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