How Many People Are Named Kaniya?
An estimated 2,446 people in the United States have the first name Kaniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Kaniya peaked in popularity in 2005 with 207 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaniya 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 Kaniya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,446
About 1 in 140,129 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2005
207 births
Total Registered
2,479
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaniya
Kaniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,479 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaniya as a female name
Ranked #6,765 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (207 births)
Kaniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaniya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,490 babies were registered. Kaniya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kaniya by Decade
How has Kaniya 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.
Kaniya by State
Birth registrations for Kaniya span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina. The lowest are in Missouri, Wisconsin, District of Columbia. On average, about 69 Kaniyas were registered per state.
Kaniya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kaniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaniya?
We estimate approximately 2,446 people named Kaniya 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 140,129 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaniya a common name?
Kaniya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,479 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaniya most popular?
Kaniya reached peak popularity in 2005, when 207 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaniya is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaniya a female name?
Kaniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaniya Smith, Kaniya Johnson, Kaniya 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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