Cain
Boy4 letters
#676
in Ireland (2025)
#642 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#222
best rank (1999)
158
babies since 1991
Down 181
10-year rank change
Cain through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #642 |
| 2024 | 3 | #748 |
| 2021 | 3 | #717 |
| 2019 | 7 | #446 |
| 2017 | 6 | #495 |
| 2016 | 3 | #713 |
| 2015 | 7 | #461 |
| 2014 | 6 | #508 |
| 2013 | 6 | #479 |
| 2012 | 6 | #500 |
| 2011 | 6 | #490 |
| 2010 | 9 | #400 |
| 2009 | 4 | #604 |
| 2008 | 7 | #444 |
| 2007 | 4 | #527 |
| 2006 | 7 | #355 |
| 2005 | 11 | #254 |
| 2004 | 10 | #263 |
| 2003 | 11 | #245 |
| 2002 | 4 | #393 |
| 2001 | 7 | #273 |
| 2000 | 5 | #312 |
| 1999 | 8 | #222 |
| 1998 | 6 | #242 |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1991 | 4 | #288 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Cain yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Cain | 4 | 158 |
In Northern Ireland
#314 in 2025 with 5 babies. Best rank #149 (2003); 183 babies since 1998.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.