Boys' name · peaked in 2018
Kane name popularity since 1925
19,557 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kane. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Kane is about 12 years old in 2026. Kane peaked in 2018 as the #319 name for boys, and it ranked #451 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,557
- Named Kane, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #451
- for boys in 2025 (695 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 36 girls · 19,521 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 1.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Kane made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kane births per year, 1925–2025
2018 was the biggest year for Kane both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Kane became 2.8× more common, from 1 in 19,600 baby boys to 1 in 7,000.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Kane's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kane.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kane in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 90 | #2,367 |
| 1960s | 0 | 165 | #2,127 |
| 1970s | 0 | 471 | #1,331 |
| 1980s | 13 | 735 | #1,129 |
| 1990s | 11 | 2,252 | #648 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,674 | #722 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7,035 | #428 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 5,099 | #451 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
54.8% of babies named Kane from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Kane is most popular
The index compares Kane's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kane.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 1.85× | 402 |
| Arizona | 1.78× | 396 |
| Louisiana | 1.74× | 535 |
| Indiana | 1.57× | 638 |
| Washington | 1.54× | 440 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kane's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kane.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kane (2018).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data