Cain

Where Cain comes from

From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English.
— Wiktionary's entry for Cain
  • Hebrew
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1910
    First appearance
    #1,118 among boys, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1943
    Cain Hope Felder born
    American theologian
  3. 1982
    Cain Velasquez born
    American mixed martial artist
  4. 2014
    Peak, #727
    330 babies named Cain — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Cain Velasquez · American mixed martial artist, born 1982
  • Cain Hope Felder · American theologian, 1943–2019
  • Cain Devore · American actor, born 1960

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.