Is Kanya a boy or girl name?

Kanya is a girl’s name. Of the 618 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.0% were girls and 4.0% were boys.

Kanya

Recorded 1972–2023 · United States

Kanya was most popular in 2007, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,057 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 618 people named Kanya.

Kanya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kanya’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kanya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kanya is a girl’s name — 96.0% of the 618 Americans given it were girls and 4.0% 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