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Kaine

Kaine holds the #1425 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 126 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1153 in 2020 to #1425 today. Its strongest year on record was 2017 (#1010 nationally, 200 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1973. The name's biggest fan base is in Maryland (#809 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1425
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1010
in 2017 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
126
boys named Kaine

Kaine popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.009%0.012%18801900192019401960198020002020#1010 in 2017
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2017

Where Kaine is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025WI—Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: #1576 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1576Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025CT—California: #1299 (14 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1299Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025VA—Maryland: #809 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MD#809Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025DE—Arizona: #927 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#927New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1040 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TN#1040North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025AL—Georgia: #1350 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1350Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kaine in 2025HI—Texas: #1094 (20 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1094Florida: #1353 (8 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1353
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maryland (#809), Arizona (#927), Tennessee (#1040)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kaine in the most recent year of SSA data.

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