US rank #15790 Girls' name Peak 1983 91 births

Kanoe — #15790 US girls' name

91 babies named Kanoe in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#15790
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kanoe was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kanoe in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanoe

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Kanoe between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanoe currently holds the #15790 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanoe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kanoe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kanoe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanoe 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 91 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.

Kanoe at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

91

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

1983

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#15,790

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kanoe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1983)
9
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Kanoe by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 38% of Kanoe's all-time total
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Kanoe by state

Where Kanoe concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kanoe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
46 50.5%
Hawaii share of Kanoe's total US births 50.5%

46 of 91 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanoe?
91 babies have been named Kanoe since 1981. It currently ranks #15790 among girls. The peak year was 1983 with 9 births.
When was Kanoe most popular?
Kanoe was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Kanoe most popular?
The top states for the name Kanoe are Hawaii (46 births).
How long has the name Kanoe been used?
Kanoe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kanoe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.