Unisex name · since 2008
Kanari
171 babies named Kanari in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 171
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kanari is the #3448 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 171 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanari has been recorded 171 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #3448 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #21,428 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,448 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 171 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanari ranks #21,428 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,448 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 171 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 171
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kanari's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kanari compares
171 34th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kanari's all-time total is 55% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 171 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kanari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kanari splits its recorded history at 2019: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kanari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kanari popularity over time - boys
58 total births recorded since 2004 (Kanari as boys' name)
Kanari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (117 births, 68% of the file).
2020s was Kanari's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Kanari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 117 births (68% of all-time use).
Kanari by state
Where Kanari concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
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- Florida records the most Kanaris (6 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 Kanari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Kanari 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.