Boys' name · since 2004
Kahne
199 babies named Kahne in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,982 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 199
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kahne is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 199 have been recorded since 2004.
Kahne has 199 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2019.
- #12,982 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 199 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahne ranks #12,982 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,982 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 199
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kahne's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Kahne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kahne splits its recorded history at 2011: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kahne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2019
- Peak year (2008)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Kahne popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1958 (Kahne as girls' name)
Kahne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (118 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Kahne's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kahne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 118 births (59% of all-time use).
Kahne by state
Where Kahne concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 199 births nationwide.
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- Kahne's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2010s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kahnes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kahne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~15 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, 2004–2019 (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 Kahne 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.