Boys' name · since 1974
Kaniel
168 babies named Kaniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,015 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 168
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
168 boys have been named Kaniel since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaniel recorded 168 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2022.
- #14,015 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 168 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaniel ranks #14,015 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,015 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 168
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaniel's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaniel splits its recorded history at 2010: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kaniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (63 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Kaniel's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kaniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 63 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Kaniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1974–2022 (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 Kaniel 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.