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Girl name

Kanae

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Kanae has been given to about 126 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 124
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kanae per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1990 · 7
  • Born in 20250
  • All time126

How popular is Kanae?

Its best year was 1990, when 7 babies were given the name, ranking 10734th. The typical living American called Kanae is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Kanae

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janae0.85
  2. Danae0.85
  3. Candace0.70
  4. Renae0.65
  5. Katie0.59
  6. Kate0.59
  7. Kaye0.59
  8. Kacie0.59

Middle names for Kanae

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kanae Noelle0.83
  2. Kanae Catherine0.80
  3. Kanae Frances0.80
  4. Kanae Belle0.80
  5. Kanae Josephine0.80
  6. Kanae Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Kanae

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.71
  2. Ilianasister · 0.71
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.70
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.70
  5. Tracebrother · 0.69
  6. Hanasister · 0.69

Where Kanae is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kanae Wilson0.75
    2. Kanae Williams0.75
    3. Kanae Walker0.75
    4. Kanae Turner0.75
    5. Kanae Torres0.75
    6. Kanae Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kanae

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.