Is Kaniah a boy or girl name?

Kaniah is a girl’s name. Of the 506 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kaniah

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Kaniah was most popular in 2005, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,992 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 506 people named Kaniah.

Kaniah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaniah’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaniah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaniah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 506 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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