Is Kaniyah a boy or girl name?
Kaniyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 36 girls and 0 boys were named Kaniyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,311 US babies named Kaniyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,061
- Babies named Kaniyah since 1996
- 2,311
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 147 babies
Boys and girls named Kaniyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,061 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,060 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,095 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,375 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,481 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,260 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,260 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,391 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,198 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,248 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,185 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,162 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,753 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,711 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,524 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,680 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,708 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,670 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,555 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,642 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,864 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,215 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,725 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,988 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,697 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,499 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,676 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,861 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,016 |
Highest rank
Kaniyah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,524 in 2010. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kaniyah
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.