Caian

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Caian: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Caian: Recorded since 2004, its highest recorded position is #2,087, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
15times a registrar ranked it
21years from first to last
#2087highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2004–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2004	#3651
2005	#3849
2006	#2087
2007	#2435
2008	#2775
2009	#2318
2010	#4678
2011	#3300
2012	#2270
2014	#2964
2015	#3908
2016	#4023
2021	#4789
2022	#4789
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 15 of the 21 years from 2004 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2004–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #2087 among boys in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Caian by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Caian in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000sbusiest	35	6 of 10	6
2010s	31	6 of 10	5
2020s	9	3 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Caian appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2087 in England and Wales in 2006.

Caian's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3908	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2270	9	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2318	8	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2087	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3651	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2004 and 2024, ranked in 15 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,087, first reached in 2006.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 9 births, registered in England and Wales in 2012.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
9 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
9births registered in its largest year, 2012Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Caiden · #103, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Anirudh · #2087, 19y
Cobain · #2087, 15y
Kei · #2087, 18y
Mehrab · #2087, 16y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Anirudh · #2087, 19y
Caylan · #2087, 21y
Cobain · #2087, 15y
Yoni · #2087, 14y

Caian and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Caian without appearing here.

Caian moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4678 and #3865 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #2270 and #4805.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3300 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2964 and #4632.
Brooke Compare
In 2010 they stood at #4678 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #3300 and #4647.
Malin Compare
In 2010 they stood at #4678 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #3300 and #4647.

Moved ahead of Caian

Sander Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3908 and #4747 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3688.
Daithi Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2964 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #4023 and #3079.
Aksel Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2270 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2964 and #2079.
Gunnar Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2964 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3908 and #3373.

Moved the opposite way to Caian

Albie Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Caian went from #3651 to #5119 while Albie went from #408 to #19.
Alfred Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Caian went from #3651 to #5119 while Alfred went from #171 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Caian went from #3651 to #5119 while Archie went from #45 to #10.
Arlo Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Caian went from #3651 to #5119 while Arlo went from #875 to #15.

Moved the same way as Caian

Aaron Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Caian went from #3651 to #5119 and Aaron from #41 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Caian went from #3651 to #5119 and Adam from #24 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Caian went from #3651 to #5119 and Alan from #275 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Caian went from #3651 to #5119 and Alex from #46 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2087 in England and Wales in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Caian by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Caian at a glance

Caian by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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