Kanye is a boy's name of African origin meaning “to have a speech interrupted.” In 2024 it was given to 14 boys in the United States.
Kanye belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “to have a speech interrupted” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kanye first appears in Social Security records in 2002. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #486 in 2004, and in 2024 14 babies received the name — 1,399 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kanye means “to have a speech interrupted” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kanye is a boy name. In 2024, 14 babies received the name in the US.
Kanye comes from the African tradition.
Kanye first appears in US records in 2002. Its best-ever ranking was #486 in 2004, and 14 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kanye is pronounced /ˈkɑnjeɪ/ (IPA).
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