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Cain

male

Cain.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1991 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #149 in Northern Ireland in 2004. See regions.

Audio not yet available.

Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #184 to #1460.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#184#1460
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#300
1997#360
1998#351
1999#292
2000#255
2001#184
2002#245
2003#291
2004#275
2005#281
2006#312
2007#397
2008#477
2009#505
2010#451
2011#516
2012#522
2013#520
2014#583
2015#646
2016#647
2017#818
2018#749
2019#929
2020#1051
2021#1250
2022#1314
2023#1071
2024#1460

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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