Kanye

Last seen for girls in 2005 at #16,462 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 98.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2004 · 509 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,404
since 2002

Kanye over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Kanye has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #486, 2004boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#12,0085
2024—#6,19914
2023—#6,51713
2022—#6,14714
2021—#6,69812
2020—#12,0225
2019—#9,7567
2018—#6,34513
2017—#6,33813
2016—#5,31817
2015—#3,88227
2014—#4,39222
2013—#2,84840
2012—#3,17935
2011—#3,16435
2010—#3,53130
2009—#2,11964
2008—#1,81381
2007—#2,41653
2006—#1,501101
2005#16,4625#892202
2004#6,21619#486509
2003—#1,49287
2002—#10,6675
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First appearance
2002

The first year at least five boys were named Kanye! It came in at #10,667, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2002, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Kanye is popular in 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedMNIllinois: #341 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,176 boysILWisconsin: #398 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,942 boysWIMichigan: #397 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,806 boysMINew York: #485 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,785 boysNYMassachusetts: #610 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,803 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedSDIowa: #390 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,697 boysIAIndiana: #425 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,981 boysINOhio: #371 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,778 boysOHPennsylvania: #292 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,114 boysPANew Jersey: #356 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,499 boysNJConnecticut: #253 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,739 boysCTCalifornia: #880 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 11,460 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedUTColorado: #670 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,925 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedNEMissouri: #396 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,828 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedWVVirginia: #455 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,282 boysVAMaryland: #311 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,901 boysMDDelaware: #142 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 586 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedKSArkansas: #418 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,507 boysARTennessee: #468 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,265 boysTNNorth Carolina: #249 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,416 boysNCSouth Carolina: #149 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 723 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #576 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,135 boysOKLouisiana: #310 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,499 boysLAMississippi: #278 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,358 boysMSAlabama: #500 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,361 boysALGeorgia: #294 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,666 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kanye, so not publishedHITexas: #1,132 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 14,928 boysTXFlorida: #486 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,415 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#142 · 1 in 586
  2. South Carolina#149 · 1 in 723
  3. North Carolina#249 · 1 in 1,416
  4. Connecticut#253 · 1 in 1,739
  5. Mississippi#278 · 1 in 1,358

Best ever in a state: #142 in Delaware, 2004.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#14271 in 586
South Carolina#149291 in 723
North Carolina#249361 in 1,416
Connecticut#253101 in 1,739
Mississippi#278111 in 1,358
Pennsylvania#292301 in 2,114
Georgia#294351 in 1,666
Louisiana#310171 in 1,499
Maryland#311151 in 1,901
Illinois#341361 in 2,176
New Jersey#356191 in 2,499
Ohio#371241 in 2,778
Iowa#39061 in 2,697
Missouri#396121 in 2,828
Michigan#397201 in 2,806
Wisconsin#398101 in 2,942
Arkansas#41861 in 2,507
Indiana#425131 in 2,981
Virginia#455131 in 3,282
Tennessee#468111 in 3,265
New York#485291 in 3,785
Florida#486281 in 3,415
Alabama#50071 in 3,361
Oklahoma#57651 in 4,135
Massachusetts#61051 in 6,803
Colorado#67051 in 5,925
California#880221 in 11,460
Texas#1,132121 in 14,928
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See more about Kanye
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 5,809 spots since 2024 (#6,199 → #12,008)
  • 14 spots since 2020 (#12,022 → #12,008)
  • 8,126 spots since 2015 (#3,882 → #12,008)
  • Biggest jump: 1,006 spots in 2004 (#1,492 → #486)
  • Biggest drop: 609 spots in 2006 (#892 → #1,501)
Rise & fade · boys
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 2002
  • Peaked 2004 at #486 (509 births)
  • Births halved by 2005, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 2004–2005
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,900
  • Highest: 1 in 3,900 boys born in 2004 were named Kanye (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 78.5% of all boys named Kanye (1,102) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
2000s1,102#486 (2004)#2,673
2010s239#2,848 (2013)#4,875
2020s63#6,147 (2022)#8,265

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kanye in 2004

girls
#6,216
19 births · 1 in 96,645 girls
boys
#486
509 births · 1 in 3,900 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #6,216Kanye19

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #486Kanye509
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 96,645 of them was named Kanye, which outranked 67.0% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kanye
  1. #5,969Zeniah20
  2. #5,969Zina20
  3. #5,969Zyria20
  4. #6,216Kanye19
  5. #6,216Aaliyha19
  6. #6,216Aaryn19
  7. #6,216Abeer19
  8. #6,489Aamiyah18
  9. #6,489Aariana18
  10. #6,489Abygale18

Tied with 272 names at #6,216; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 3,900 of them was named Kanye, which outranked 96.3% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kanye
  1. #483Reed514
  2. #484Kristian512
  3. #484Terrell512
  4. #486Kanye509
  5. #487Ahmad508
  6. #487Franklin508
  7. #487Joey508
Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2004 →