Meaning and history
A West African name found in Yoruba and Igbo traditions, where meanings range from "next in line" to "let us give," and in Southern African Nguni languages, where kanye means "together" or "as one." The name reached global recognition through the American rapper and producer Kanye West (1977-).
20062006: 101 births, rank #1,501
2007: 53 births, rank #2,416
2008: 81 births, rank #1,813
2009: 64 births, rank #2,119
2010: 30 births, rank #3,531
20112011: 35 births, rank #3,164
2012: 35 births, rank #3,179
2013: 40 births, rank #2,848
2014: 22 births, rank #4,392
2015: 27 births, rank #3,882
20162016: 17 births, rank #5,318
2017: 13 births, rank #6,338
2018: 13 births, rank #6,345
2019: 7 births, rank #9,756
2020: 5 births, rank #12,022
20212021: 12 births, rank #6,698
2022: 14 births, rank #6,147
2023: 13 births, rank #6,517
2024: 14 births, rank #6,199
20252025: 5 births, rank #12,008
Kanye moved from #486 to #893 for boys between 2004 and 2005. Its highest annual birth count came in 2004, with 509 births.