US rank #11822 Boys' name Peak 2014 17 births

Kanish — #11822 US boys' name

17 babies named Kanish in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s6
#11822
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Kanish was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kanish in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanish

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Kanish between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kanish currently holds the #11822 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanish performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kanish shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanish 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 17 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.

Kanish at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

17

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2014

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,822

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kanish popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 202420142012 5

Kanish by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 65% of Kanish's all-time total
2010s112020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanish?
17 babies have been named Kanish since 2012. It currently ranks #11822 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 6 births.
When was Kanish most popular?
Kanish was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Kanish been used?
Kanish has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kanish?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kane, Kannon, Kanan, Kanon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2012–2024 (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.