Boys' name · since 1989
Kaniela
28 babies named Kaniela in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaniela sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1989.
Kaniela has 28 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2019.
- #26,395 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaniela ranks #26,395 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaniela's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Kaniela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaniela splits its recorded history at 2008: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaniela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2019
- Peak year (1989)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kaniela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Kaniela's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kaniela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (39% of all-time use).
Kaniela by state
Where Kaniela concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 10 | 35.7% |
10 of 28 births nationwide.
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- Hawaii records the most Kanielas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Kaniela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1989–2019 (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 Kaniela 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.