Kaine is an uncommon variant of Kane that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Kaine is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,432 for boy births in the United States (and #3,026 across all names), given to 126 babies. Kaine first appears in 1973 and peaked in 2017 (200 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 126 | 126 | #1,432 |
| 2024 | 123 | 123 | #1,477 |
| 2023 | 155 | 155 | #1,250 |
| 2022 | 174 | 174 | #1,175 |
| 2021 | 181 | 181 | #1,127 |
| 2020 | 168 | 168 | #1,155 |
| 2019 | 173 | 173 | #1,130 |
| 2018 | 176 | 176 | #1,112 |
| 2017 | 200 | 200 | #1,014 |
| 2016 | 160 | 160 | #1,188 |
| 2015 | 128 | 128 | #1,365 |
| 2014 | 111 | 111 | #1,469 |
| 2013 | 99 | 99 | #1,574 |
| 2012 | 83 | 83 | #1,795 |
| 2011 | 101 | 101 | #1,561 |
| 2010 | 98 | 98 | #1,604 |
| 2009 | 105 | 105 | #1,560 |
| 2008 | 114 | 114 | #1,449 |
| 2007 | 85 | 85 | #1,751 |
| 2006 | 72 | 72 | #1,883 |
| 2005 | 65 | 65 | #1,953 |
| 2004 | 47 | 47 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 61 | 61 | #1,918 |
| 2002 | 71 | 71 | #1,670 |
| 2001 | 60 | 60 | #1,852 |
| 2000 | 64 | 64 | #1,751 |
| 1999 | 59 | 59 | #1,739 |
| 1998 | 81 | 81 | #1,414 |
| 1997 | 63 | — | #1,617 |
| 1996 | 77 | — | #1,380 |
| 1995 | 64 | — | #1,502 |
| 1994 | 66 | — | #1,459 |
| 1993 | 25 | — | #2,826 |
| 1992 | 26 | — | #2,710 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #3,915 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #4,839 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #4,404 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #4,047 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #4,417 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,067 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #4,766 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #5,192 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #4,809 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #3,989 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #5,112 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,422 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #4,002 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #6,030 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #4,560 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #3,230 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | #2,360 |