Name Legacy

Kaniya

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Kaniya was most popular in 2005, when 207 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,995 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,498 people named Kaniya.

Most popular in2005
Rank that year#1,995
Births that year207
Total since 18802,498
Given to100% girls

Kaniya over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kaniya’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaniya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaniya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,498 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kaniya

Where Kaniya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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