Recorded 1998–1998 Girls' name Peak 1998 5 births

Cante — girls' name

5 babies named Cante in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s5
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Cante was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

5 babies were named Cante in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cante

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Cante between 1998 and 1998, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cante currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cante performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Dakota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cante in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cante 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 5 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.

Cante at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

5

Since 1998

1 years of records

Peak year

1998

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1998

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1998

Cante popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1998)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1998 5

Cante by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 100% of Cante's all-time total
1990s5

Cante by state

Where Cante concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cante
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Dakota
5 100.0%
South Dakota share of Cante's total US births 100.0%

5 of 5 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cante?
5 babies have been named Cante since 1998. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1998 with 5 births.
When was Cante most popular?
Cante was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Cante most popular?
The top states for the name Cante are South Dakota (5 births).
How long has the name Cante been used?
Cante has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 1 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Cante?
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, 1998–1998 (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.