How Many People Are Named Kanya?
An estimated 600 people in the United States have the first name Kanya. It is predominantly female (96.0%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Kanya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kanya 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 Kanya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
600
About 1 in 571,257 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2007
46 births
Total Registered
618
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kanya
Kanya is predominantly female (96.0%), though 25 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kanya as a male name
Ranked #13,024 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 2004 (20 births)
Kanya as a female name
Ranked #12,770 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 2007 (46 births)
Kanya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kanya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 311 babies were registered. Kanya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kanya by Decade
How has Kanya 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.
Kanya by State
Birth registrations for Kanya span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, Illinois. The lowest are in Mississippi, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 6 Kanyas were registered per state.
Kanya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kanya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kanya
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kanya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kanya?
We estimate approximately 600 people named Kanya 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 571,257 Americans share this first name.
Is Kanya a common name?
Kanya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 618 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kanya most popular?
Kanya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kanya is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kanya a female name?
Kanya is predominantly female. 96.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kanya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kanya Smith, Kanya Johnson, Kanya 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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