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Kane

Boy's name · #451 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Kane reached its best rank, #319, in 2018 and ranked #451 in 2025. Roughly 20,000 boys have been named Kane since 1953.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#455 in New Zealand (2025) · #487 in Ireland (2025) · #587 in Netherlands (2025) · #602 in Scotland (2025) · #662 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #2,288 in Switzerland (2025) · #327 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kanes

• Kane — American professional wrestler, actor, and politician
• Kane Hodder — American actor and stunt performer
• Kane Brown — American country music singer
• Kane Williamson — New Zealand cricketer
• Kane Kosugi — American actor

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 51,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Harry Kane — English association football player (born 1993)
• Bob Kane — American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman (1915–1998)
• Carol Kane — American actress (born 1952)

In stories & tradition

• Kāne — Hawaiian god of procreation
• Kane — Command & Conquer: Red Alert (video game)
• Kāne Milohai — Hawaiian mythology

What Kanes become

Among 119 notable people named Kane:

Sports figures appear 2.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kane, American professional wrestler, actor, and politician.

Similar names: Kain · Lawson · Kade · Zane · Rhys · Cannon

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