Kanita — girls' name

What the Data Says About Kanita

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Kanita between 1971 and 1995, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kanita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanita 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 204 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.