How Many People Are Named Kanani?
An estimated 858 people in the United States have the first name Kanani. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Kanani peaked in popularity in 2000 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kanani 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 Kanani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
858
About 1 in 399,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2000
31 births
Total Registered
887
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kanani
Kanani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 887 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Kanani as a male name
Ranked #6,339 in 1977
5 male births in 1977
Peak: 1977 (5 births)
Kanani as a female name
Ranked #6,255 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (31 births)
Kanani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kanani span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 205 babies were registered. While Kanani is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kanani by Decade
How has Kanani 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.
Kanani by State
Kanani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kanani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kanani
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Kanani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kanani?
We estimate approximately 858 people named Kanani 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 399,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Kanani a common name?
Kanani is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 887 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kanani most popular?
Kanani reached peak popularity in 2000, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kanani is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kanani a female name?
Kanani is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kanani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kanani Smith, Kanani Johnson, Kanani 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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