Is Kanye a boy or girl name?

Kanye is a boy’s name. Of the 1,428 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.7% were girls and 98.3% were boys.

Kanye

Recorded 2002–2025 · United States

Kanye was most popular in 2004, when 528 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,012 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,428 people named Kanye.

Kanye over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kanye’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kanye a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kanye is a boy’s name — 1.7% of the 1,428 Americans given it were girls and 98.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kanye

Where Kanye is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org