Boys' name · since 2004

Canye

13 babies named Canye in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,037 of 45,481
all-time among boys
13
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade

Canye is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 13 have been recorded since 2004.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Canye has been recorded 13 times among boys since 2004, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2005.

  • #32,037 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 13 born since 2004
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Canye ranks #32,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.

#32,037 of 45,481
all-time among boys
13
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Canye's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Canye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Canye's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Canye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
5.566.577.5 20042005 7

Canye by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Canye's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Canye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Canye?
Canye has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,037 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2005. 7 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Canye sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Canye ranks #32,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Canye most popular?
Canye was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Canye been used?
The SSA has tracked Canye since 2004 -- 2 years through the most recent 2005 data.
What names are similar to Canye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cannon, Canaan, Canyon, Canon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Canye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2005 (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 Canye 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.