Given name & surname · also Irish
Kane
“a warrior woman ready for battle”·“the little warrior”
Kane is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a warrior woman ready for battle” (Irish) and “the little warrior”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a warrior woman ready for battle” (Irish) and “the little warrior”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19,557
- 19,521 boys · 36 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 1,055 babies
- 2025
- 695
- #451 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 695 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 451 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,055 in 2018. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (73). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,411 as a first name in 2020; 48,826 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kane’s family of names
Kane has a related form in Kain. Kane has a related form in Kaine. Kane has a related form in Kayne.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kainevariant · English
- Kainvariant · English
- Kaynevariant
- Canevariant · English
- Kaynvariant
- Keanevariant · English
- Kahanvariant
- Kaenvariant
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kane
- Kane HodderAmerican actor and stunt performerborn 1955
- Kane ParsonsAmerican filmmakerborn 2005
- Kane BrownAmerican country music singerborn 1993
- Kane WilliamsonNew Zealand cricketerborn 1990
- KanoEnglish rapper, songwriter and actorborn 1985
- Kane KosugiAmerican actorborn 1974
- Kane Richardsoncricketerborn 1991
- Kane KramerBritish businessmanborn 1956
- Kane DouglasAustralian rugby union playerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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