Recorded 2004–2017 Girls' name Peak 2004 52 births

Kanyiah — girls' name

52 babies named Kanyiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s292010s23
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Kanyiah was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kanyiah in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanyiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Kanyiah between 2004 and 2017, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanyiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanyiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kanyiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanyiah 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 52 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.

Kanyiah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

52

Since 2004

14 years of records

Peak year

2004

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2004

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kanyiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2004

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2004)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201720162011201020092008200720062004 7

Kanyiah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
29 births that decade — 56% of Kanyiah's all-time total
2000s292010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanyiah?
52 babies have been named Kanyiah since 2004. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2004 with 7 births.
When was Kanyiah most popular?
Kanyiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Kanyiah been used?
Kanyiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 14 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kanyiah?
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.

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, 2004–2017 (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.