How Many People Are Named Kanye?
An estimated 1,407 people in the United States have the first name Kanye. It is predominantly male (98.3%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Kanye peaked in popularity in 2004 with 528 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kanye 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 Kanye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,407
About 1 in 243,606 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.3% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2004
528 births
Total Registered
1,423
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kanye
Kanye is predominantly male (98.3%), though 24 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kanye as a male name
Ranked #6,299 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (509 births)
Kanye as a female name
Ranked #17,795 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 2004 (19 births)
Kanye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kanye span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,126 babies were registered. Kanye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kanye by Decade
How has Kanye 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.
Kanye by State
Birth registrations for Kanye span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, Georgia. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Colorado. On average, about 29 Kanyes were registered per state.
Kanye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kanye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kanye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kanye?
We estimate approximately 1,407 people named Kanye 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 243,606 Americans share this first name.
Is Kanye a common name?
Kanye is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,423 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kanye most popular?
Kanye reached peak popularity in 2004, when 528 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kanye is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kanye a male name?
Kanye is predominantly male. 98.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kanye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kanye Smith, Kanye Johnson, Kanye 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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