How Many People Are Named Caniyah?
An estimated 285 people in the United States have the first name Caniyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Caniyah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caniyah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caniyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
285
About 1 in 1,202,647 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2007
24 births
Total Registered
288
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caniyah
Caniyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 288 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Caniyah as a female name
Ranked #11,400 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 2007 (24 births)
Caniyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caniyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 135 babies were registered. Caniyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caniyah by Decade
How has Caniyah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caniyah by State
Caniyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caniyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caniyah
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Caniyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caniyah?
We estimate approximately 285 people named Caniyah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,202,647 Americans share this first name.
Is Caniyah a common name?
Caniyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 288 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caniyah most popular?
Caniyah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caniyah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caniyah a female name?
Caniyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caniyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caniyah Smith, Caniyah Johnson, Caniyah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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