Girls' name · since 1998
Caniyah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 288 babies named Caniyah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
288 girls have been named Caniyah since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caniyah has been recorded 288 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.
- #16,263 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 288 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caniyah ranks #16,263 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caniyah's 288 recorded births place it above 77.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Caniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caniyah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022
- Peak year (2007)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Caniyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (135 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Caniyah's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Caniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
135 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 135 births (47% of all-time use).
Caniyah by state
Where Caniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 288 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caniyah's data
- Caniyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Caniyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1998–2022 (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 Caniyah 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.