Total births
21
Girls' name · since 2017
Kaniyla
21 babies named Kaniyla in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14873
- among girls today
- 21
- born since 2017
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
Kaniyla currently ranks #14873 among girls' names in America, with 21 babies recorded since 2017.
Kaniyla has 21 recorded births among girls since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14873 as of the latest data, more common than 16% of girls, 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 2017 to 2024.
- #14873 among girls today
- 21 born since 2017
- 2010s peak decade
- 16% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Kaniyla is currently the #14873 girls' name in America, more common than 16% of girls - 21 born since 2017, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14873
- among girls today
- 21
- born since 2017
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
Kaniyla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14873
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 16% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Kaniyla was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
8 babies were named Kaniyla in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Kaniyla compares
21 7th percentile among 17,726 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
Kaniyla's all-time total is 95% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaniyla | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kaniyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaniyla's full recorded timeline at 2019, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaniyla at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#14,873
Active since
2017
Kaniyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Kaniyla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kaniyla's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Kaniyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kaniyla? ▼
21 babies have been named Kaniyla since 2017. It currently ranks #14873 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 8 births.
When was Kaniyla most popular? ▼
Kaniyla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Kaniyla been used? ▼
Kaniyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaniyla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kaniyla's data
- Kaniyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kaniyla
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Kandi Girl
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Kandy Girl
#13675 5,306 births
Kandis Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kaniyla: #14873 Girls' Name - 21 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kaniyla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kaniyla 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 July 2026.