Kaniya
Kaniya was the 6434th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1133rd with 207 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,421 places. More babies were named Kaniya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,434 girls, down 2,383 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005207 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,498babies recorded
Kaniya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,434 | 18 |
| 2020 | #4,051 | 35 |
| 2010 | #1,789 | 115 |
| 2000 | #2,198 | 72 |
| 1990 | #13,997 | 5 |
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How popular is Kaniya, counting every spelling?
Kaniya is a spelling of Kaniyah, a name family that had 74 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 74 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaniyah | 56 | #2,975 | 316 |
| Kaniya | 18 | #6,434 | 139 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kaniya?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaniya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaniya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaniya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaniya?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Kaniya are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 22. That makes Kaniya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kaniya by state
How common Kaniya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaniya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaniya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaniya
How popular is the name Kaniya?
Kaniya was the 6434th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1133rd with 207 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,421 places. More babies were named Kaniya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kaniya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaniya in the US.
Where is Kaniya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaniya was most common in Tennessee (0.04 per 1,000 girls).