Kainan is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Kainan across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kainan has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 906 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 94 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kainan per year, United States (1992 to 2025). United States peaked in 2018 (72/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (12/yr).
Kainan is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2018, when it ranked #4,372 nationally (given to 78 babies that year).
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