Given name & surname
Kayin
“a long-awaited daughter”·“a long-awaited child”
Kayin is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a long-awaited daughter” (African) and “a long-awaited child” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a long-awaited daughter” (African) and “a long-awaited child” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kayin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 630
- 548 boys · 82 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,319 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,319 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 634 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kayin’s family of names
Kayin has a related form in Kayon. Kayin has a related form in Kayan. Kayin has a related form in Kayen.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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