How Many People Are Named Cannie?
An estimated 21 people in the United States have the first name Cannie. It is predominantly female (97.8%). The average bearer is 65 years old, and Cannie peaked in popularity in 1893 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cannie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cannie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Cannie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
21
About 1 in 16,321,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.8% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1893
11 births
Total Registered
230
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cannie
Cannie is predominantly female (97.8%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cannie as a male name
Ranked #4,265 in 1918
5 male births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Cannie as a female name
Ranked #10,712 in 1982
5 female births in 1982
Peak: 1893 (11 births)
Cannie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cannie span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 57 babies were registered. Cannie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cannie by Decade
How has Cannie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cannie by State
Cannie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cannie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cannie
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cannie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cannie?
We estimate approximately 21 people named Cannie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 16,321,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Cannie a common name?
Cannie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 40.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 230 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cannie most popular?
Cannie reached peak popularity in 1893, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cannie is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cannie a female name?
Cannie is predominantly female. 97.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cannie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cannie Smith, Cannie Johnson, Cannie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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