US rank #13890 Girls' name Peak 2000 613 births

Kania — #13890 US girls' name

613 babies named Kania in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s381990s1192000s3512010s872020s18
#13890
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Kania was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

49 babies were named Kania in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kania

The Social Security Administration has registered 613 babies named Kania between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kania currently holds the #13890 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kania performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 351 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kania shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Kania in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kania in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 613 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kania at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

613

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2000

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,890

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
49
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0102030405060 20242017201120062001199619901981 7

Kania by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
351 births that decade — 57% of Kania's all-time total
1980s381990s1192000s3512010s872020s18

Kania by state

Where Kania concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kania
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
13 2.1%
#2 Illinois
12 2.0%
Georgia share of Kania's total US births 2.1%
Even split

13 of 613 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kania?
613 babies have been named Kania since 1981. It currently ranks #13890 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 49 births.
When was Kania most popular?
Kania was most popular in the 2000s decade with 351 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Kania most popular?
The top states for the name Kania are Georgia (13 births), Illinois (12 births).
How long has the name Kania been used?
Kania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kania?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.