Name Legacy

Kaniyah

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Kaniyah was most popular in 2010, when 147 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,693 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,203, with 56 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,369 people named Kaniyah.

Most popular in2010
Rank that year#2,693
Births that year147
Total since 18802,369
Given to100% girls

Kaniyah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kaniyah’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaniyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaniyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,369 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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Where Kaniyah 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