Recorded 1983–1996 Girls' name Peak 1983 25 births

Canei — girls' name

25 babies named Canei in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s10
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Canei was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

5 babies were named Canei in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Canei

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Canei between 1983 and 1996, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Canei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Canei performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Canei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Canei in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Canei at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

25

Since 1983

14 years of records

Peak year

1983

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1983

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1996

Canei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1983

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1983)
5
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5 19961992198919881983 5

Canei by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 60% of Canei's all-time total
1980s151990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Canei?
25 babies have been named Canei since 1983. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1983 with 5 births.
When was Canei most popular?
Canei was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Canei been used?
Canei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 14 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Canei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Candace, Candice, Candy, Candi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.