Girls' name · since 2004

Cniyah

Cniyah has 62 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#32,449 of 72,339
all-time among girls
62
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

Cniyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 2004.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cniyah has been recorded 62 times among girls since 2004, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2016.

  • #32,449 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 62 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cniyah ranks #32,449 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#32,449 of 72,339
all-time among girls
62
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cniyah's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cniyah splits its recorded history at 2010: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2011)
12
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
468101214 20042005200620072010201120122016 6

Cniyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (33 births, 53% of the file).

2010s was Cniyah's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Cniyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cniyah?
Cniyah has been given to 62 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,449 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 12 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Cniyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cniyah ranks #32,449 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cniyah most popular?
Cniyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Cniyah been used?
Cniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 13 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Cniyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cniya. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Cniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2016 (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 Cniyah 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.