Cane
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 8 babies a year in the US.
Cane by the numbers
Cane was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 26 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Cane
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cane. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Caderound barrel or lump of clay693 in the US (2017)
- Cainea form of Cain; acquired or possession64 in the US (2017)
- Caledevotion to god; a form of Caleb57 in the US (2017)
- Cansoul or spirit6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caynespear; a variant spelling of Cain16 in the US (2017)
- Caneksnake; historical Maya ruler name5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cane
Names that are said the same way as Cane, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kanewarrior; tribute940 in the US (2017)
- Cainacquired possession262 in the US (2017)
- Kainespear; a variant of Cain or Kane200 in the US (2017)
- Kainspear; a variant spelling of Kane or Cain167 in the US (2017)
- Kaynespear warrior; modern spelling of cain or kane80 in the US (2017)
- Kaanrespected ruler; khan23 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Cane
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