Unisex name · since 1993
Kani
Kani has 652 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,975 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 652
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
652 babies have been named Kani since 1993, making it today's #6975 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kani recorded 652 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #6975 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #6,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,975 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 652 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kani ranks #6,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,975 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 652 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,975 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 652
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kani's 652 recorded births place it above 85.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kani compares
652 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kani's all-time total is 77% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 652 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kani's full recorded timeline at 2010, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Kani popularity over time - girls
262 total births recorded since 1996 (Kani as girls' name)
Kani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (294 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Kani's strongest decade.
294 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 76
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
294 births
- 2010s
2010s
183 births
- 2020s 99
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 294 births (45% of all-time use).
How Kani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kani's total volume
Kani by state
Where Kani concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 24 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 16 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
24 of 652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kani's data
- Kani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (294 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Kanis (24 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 Kani: 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 (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Kani 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.