US rank #5245 Girls' name Peak 2020 360 births

Kanyla — #5245 US girls' name

360 babies named Kanyla in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#5245
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kanyla was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

33 babies were named Kanyla in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 360 babies named Kanyla between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanyla currently holds the #5245 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanyla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kanyla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Kanyla in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanyla 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 360 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.

Kanyla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

360

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2020

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,245

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kanyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
33
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Kanyla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
167 births that decade — 46% of Kanyla's all-time total
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Kanyla by state

Where Kanyla concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kanyla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.4%
#2 Illinois
5 1.4%
Georgia share of Kanyla's total US births 1.4%
Even split

5 of 360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanyla?
360 babies have been named Kanyla since 2002. It currently ranks #5245 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 33 births.
When was Kanyla most popular?
Kanyla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Kanyla most popular?
The top states for the name Kanyla are Georgia (5 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Kanyla been used?
Kanyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kanyla?
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.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.