Cain is a distinctive choice, ranked #1153 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Cain in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1153
US Rank #974
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About the Name Cain
Cain has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 409 places in five years. It was most popular in 2001 at #184 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Cain is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Cain in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #974, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Cain Seedorf — Cain Seedorf is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right winger for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.
LeRoy E. Cain — LeRoy Edward Cain is an American aerospace engineer who worked for NASA as a flight director, launch integration manager and deputy manager of the Space Shuttle Program.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cain
Unlikely. With around 25 UK babies named Cain per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cain in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cain is declining: down 102 places since 2020, to #1,153 in 2025. It peaked at #184 in 2001.
Cain is more popular in the US (#974) than in the UK (#1460). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Cain include: Cain (surname), Cain Seedorf and LeRoy E. Cain. Short summaries for each appear below.
Cain ranks #974 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
25
UK babies named Cain (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 102 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cain
Almost certainly the only Cain in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Cain
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
LeRoy Edward Cain is an American aerospace engineer who worked for NASA as a flight director, launch integration manager and deputy manager of the Space Shuttle Program.
Nathan Burl Cain is an American corrections officer and prison warden who currently serves as the commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the former warden at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in West Feliciana Parish, north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.