Meaning and history
The name Cain comes from the Hebrew קָיִן (Qayin), possibly meaning “acquired,” from the root קָנָה (qana), “to acquire” or “to purchase.” In Genesis in the Old Testament, Cain is the first son of Adam and Eve; after God accepted Abel’s meat offering instead of Cain’s plant-based offering, Cain killed his brother and was then banished to wander.
20062006: 135 births, rank #1,239
2007: 141 births, rank #1,246
2008: 189 births, rank #1,014
2009: 200 births, rank #988
2010: 207 births, rank #958
20112011: 254 births, rank #845
2012: 290 births, rank #782
2013: 285 births, rank #792
2014: 330 births, rank #727
2015: 326 births, rank #742
20162016: 324 births, rank #750
2017: 262 births, rank #843
2018: 251 births, rank #870
2019: 285 births, rank #806
2020: 254 births, rank #892
20212021: 235 births, rank #956
2022: 253 births, rank #913
2023: 250 births, rank #921
2024: 230 births, rank #980
20252025: 185 births, rank #1,141
Cain moved from #922 to #980 for boys between 2023 and 2024. Its highest annual birth count came in 2014, with 330 births.