Spellings

Kane or Cain?

In the US in 2025, 58% of babies in this name family were spelled Kane and 15% Cain. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Kane58% of the family695 born in 2025#451 among boyssteady since 2015Cain15% of the family185 born in 2025#1,141 among boys−43% since 2015Kaine10% of the family126 born in 2025#1,425 among boyssteady since 2015Kain8% of the family94 born in 2025#1,728 among boys−24% since 2015Caine4% of the family54 born in 2025#2,480 among boys−10% since 2015Kayne4% of the family49 born in 2025#2,641 among boys−32% since 2015

Ten years ago

Kane already led in 2015, with 50% of the family's births; it has 58% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,426 to 1,203 births (−16%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Kane716695steady
Cain326185−43%
Kaine128126steady
Kain12494−24%
Caine6054−10%
Kayne7249−32%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈkeɪn/ (KAYN). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Cain 5 births and Kain 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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