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Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish tradition

Cain

KAYN · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Acquired;possession
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Hebrew;American
Religion
Christian;Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#974
2024 births230
Peak year2014
First appeared1910
Total US births7,441
2014 peak19101939196719962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
KainKaneCayne
In other languages
Caín (Spanish)Caïn (French)

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