How Many People Are Named Chaniya?
An estimated 662 people in the United States have the first name Chaniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Chaniya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chaniya 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 Chaniya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
662
About 1 in 517,756 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
53 births
Total Registered
671
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chaniya
Chaniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 671 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chaniya as a female name
Ranked #13,950 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2007 (53 births)
Chaniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chaniya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 417 babies were registered. Chaniya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chaniya by Decade
How has Chaniya 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.
Chaniya by State
Birth registrations for Chaniya span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina. On average, about 9 Chaniyas were registered per state.
Chaniya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chaniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chaniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chaniya?
We estimate approximately 662 people named Chaniya 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 517,756 Americans share this first name.
Is Chaniya a common name?
Chaniya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 671 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chaniya most popular?
Chaniya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chaniya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chaniya a female name?
Chaniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chaniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chaniya Smith, Chaniya Johnson, Chaniya 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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