Kainen is a rare variant of Kannon that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Kainen is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,019 for boy births in the United States (and #6,455 across all names), given to 41 babies. Kainen first appears in 1989 and peaked in 2018 (100 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | #3,019 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | #3,647 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | #2,717 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | #2,539 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | #2,311 |
| 2020 | 69 | 69 | #2,058 |
| 2019 | 90 | 90 | #1,744 |
| 2018 | 100 | 100 | #1,634 |
| 2017 | 87 | 87 | #1,773 |
| 2016 | 68 | 68 | #2,075 |
| 2015 | 58 | 58 | #2,287 |
| 2014 | 34 | 34 | #3,268 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 | #2,869 |
| 2012 | 36 | 36 | #3,140 |
| 2011 | 51 | 51 | #2,458 |
| 2010 | 48 | 48 | #2,568 |
| 2009 | 46 | 46 | #2,682 |
| 2008 | 42 | 42 | #2,856 |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | #3,745 |
| 2006 | 29 | 29 | #3,564 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 | #3,775 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | #3,585 |
| 2003 | 28 | 28 | #3,324 |
| 2002 | 26 | 26 | #3,409 |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | #3,459 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #4,294 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | #2,902 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #4,106 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #4,355 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #3,924 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #7,381 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #4,957 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,140 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,549 |