Girls' name · since 2009
Kanilah
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Kanilah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanilah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanilah has been recorded 23 times among girls since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2022.
- #44,141 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanilah ranks #44,141 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #44,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanilah's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kanilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kanilah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kanilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kanilah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Kanilah's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kanilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Kanilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- 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 Kanilah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2009–2022 (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 Kanilah 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.