Kane

What Kane means

Hawaiian, meaning “male”

From kāne (“male”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Kāne” (revision 79240268), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Kane?

US: Steady: #428 in 2015, #451 now. England & Wales: Falling: down from #368 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2018, when 1,055 boys got the name (#319 that year). First in the US records in 1953.

How common

• About 1 in 2,458 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 4,944 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 3,928 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in SD (1.56 per 1,000 boys), WV (1.14 per 1,000 boys), NM (0.92 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Kane is #451 in the US and #658 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Kane were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Kaine126 US · 8 E&W
• Kain94 US · 3 E&W
• Caine54 US · 6 E&W
• Kaan35 US · 23 E&W
• Kayne49 US
• Ken36 US · 6 E&W
• Cane22 US
• Kayn20 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Kane

Boys

• Legend#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #391 in 2015, #193 in 2025
• Zayn#251“beauty”^*
• River#111From the word “river”^*
• Greyson#149Variant of Grayson, meaning “steward”^*
• Grayson#51“steward”^*
• Muhammad#239“praised, commendable, laudable”^*

For a sister

• River#219From the word “river”^*
• Ivy#39From the word “ivy”^*
• Luna#27“the moon”^*
• Sawyer#290“one who saws”^*
• Esme#298Diminutive of Esmeralda, meaning “emerald”^*
• Aspen#266Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Aspen in 2025 were girls

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Kane’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.