Is Kani a boy or girl name?

Kani is a unisex name. Of the 914 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 28.7% were girls and 71.3% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Kani

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Kani was most popular in 2006, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,089 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 914 people named Kani.

Kani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kani’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kani is a unisex name — 28.7% of the 914 Americans given it were girls and 71.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 36% girls and 64% 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.

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