Girls' name · since 1888
Cannie
Cannie has 225 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1893 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,603 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
225 girls have been named Cannie since 1888, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cannie has been recorded 225 times among girls since 1888, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1982.
- #18,603 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 225 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cannie ranks #18,603 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 225 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,603 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Cannie's 225 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Cannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cannie splits its recorded history at 1915: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1893 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cannie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1982
- Peak year (1893)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Cannie popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1918 (Cannie as boys' name)
Cannie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (52 births, 23% of the file).
1910s was Cannie's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Cannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s
1890s
45 births
- 1900s
1900s
33 births
- 1910s
1910s
52 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 52 births (23% of all-time use).
Cannie by state
Where Cannie concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 2.7% |
6 of 225 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cannie's data
- Cannie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Cannies (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cannie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1893)
Similar record span (~94 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1888–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cannie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.