How Many People Are Named Kanijah?
An estimated 267 people in the United States have the first name Kanijah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Kanijah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kanijah 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 Kanijah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
267
About 1 in 1,283,724 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
24 births
Total Registered
271
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kanijah
Kanijah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 271 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kanijah as a female name
Ranked #11,580 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (24 births)
Kanijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kanijah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 173 babies were registered. Kanijah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kanijah by Decade
How has Kanijah 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.
Kanijah by State
Kanijah + Last Name Combinations
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Kanijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kanijah?
We estimate approximately 267 people named Kanijah 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 1,283,724 Americans share this first name.
Is Kanijah a common name?
Kanijah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 271 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kanijah most popular?
Kanijah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kanijah is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kanijah a female name?
Kanijah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kanijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kanijah Smith, Kanijah Johnson, Kanijah 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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