Is Kaniya a boy or girl name?
Kaniya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 0 boys were named Kaniya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,479 US babies named Kaniya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,765
- Babies named Kaniya since 1990
- 2,479
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 207 babies
Boys and girls named Kaniya, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,765 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,506 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,332 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,768 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,048 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,421 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,367 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,591 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,677 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,013 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,297 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,422 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,388 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,024 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,789 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,667 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,592 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,392 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,236 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,205 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,374 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,614 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,565 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,198 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,346 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,526 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,582 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,647 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,418 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,995 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,136 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,209 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,998 |
Highest rank
Kaniya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,133 in 2005. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kaniya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.