Girls' name · since 1996
Kaniyah
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 2,369 babies named Kaniyah, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,986 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,369
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaniyah is the #2986 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,369 recorded since 1996.
Kaniyah has 2,369 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2986 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #4,201 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,986 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,369 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaniyah ranks #4,201 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,986 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,369 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,986 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,369
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaniyah's 2,369 recorded births place it above 94.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Kaniyah compares
2,369 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaniyah's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,369 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 147 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaniyah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 147, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kaniyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (978 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Kaniyah's strongest decade.
978 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kaniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
978 births
- 2010s
2010s
971 births
- 2020s 386
2020s
386 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 978 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kaniyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaniyah's total volume
Kaniyah by state
Where Kaniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 201 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 160 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 158 | 6.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 145 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 113 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 71 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 54 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 52 | 2.2% |
201 of 2,369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Kaniyah appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaniyah's data
- Kaniyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (978 total births) through the 2020s (386) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Kaniyahs (201 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Kaniyah 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.