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Caine

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

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

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #330 to #3937.200020052010201520202025#330#3937
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#406
1997#410
1998#412
1999#499
2000#364
2001#330
2002#502
2003#599
2004#678
2005#827
2006#863
2007#848
2008#894
2009#868
2010#1082
2011#1909
2012#1852
2013#2055
2014#2248
2015#1442
2016#2175
2017#2052
2018#2445
2019#3937
2020#2228
2021#3451
2022#3048
2023#2160
2024#3688
2025#3256

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 every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2019: #764 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3937 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #406 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #330 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #330 in England and Wales in 2001.

Caine'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#216010HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#30486HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#34515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#22289HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#24458HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#205211HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#217510HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#144217HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#22489HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#205510HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#185212HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#190911HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#108225HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#86832HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#89430HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#84831HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#86328HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#82728HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#67835HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#59937HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#50243HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#33080HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#36466HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#49940HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#41253HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#41052HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#40651HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified

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

Where Caine is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Caine, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2001Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200219962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#330 in 2001
Republic of Ireland2002–20193#451 in 2002
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What is known about Caine

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #330 in England and Wales in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.