How Many People Are Named Kane?
people named Kane are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 17,793 people in the US has this name
Based on 19,557 babies named Kane in Social Security records from 1953 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,055 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of CATHÁN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Kane (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kane alive today is about 15 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kane first appears in the records in 1953 and was given most often in 2018, to 1,055 babies. In 2025, 695 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1953 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kane has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #319, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #451.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #451 |
| Best rank | #319 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #429 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kane alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kane were born in California than in any other state: about 1,816 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kane was given 2.6 times as often in Iowa, 2.2 times in Louisiana and 1.7 times in Indiana.
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