Girls' name · since 2000
Caniya
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 272 babies named Caniya, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caniya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 272 recorded since 2000.
Caniya has 272 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2020.
- #16,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 272 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caniya ranks #16,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 272 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caniya's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Caniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caniya splits its recorded history at 2009: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2020
- Peak year (2006)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Caniya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (175 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Caniya's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Caniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 175 births (64% of all-time use).
Caniya by state
Where Caniya concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 11 | 4.0% |
11 of 272 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caniya's data
- Caniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Caniyas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caniya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.