75%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. KAYN [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Catháin, derived from the given name Cathán. Related Names Same SpellingKāneUser SubmissionKane PopularityDetails Last ranked #97 in 1995 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #500 in 2020 England and Wales Last ranked #481 in 2011 Netherlands Last ranked #93 in 2001 New Zealand Last ranked #329 in 2021 United States People think this name isRate·Details strong strange simple serious Categories anglicizations, literature, Octavia E. Butler characters, war Entry updated January 21, 2022