Girls' name · since 2002
Kanyla
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 389 babies named Kanyla, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 389
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanyla currently ranks #4849 among girls' names in America, with 389 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Kanyla recorded 389 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #4849 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #13,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,849 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 389 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanyla ranks #13,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,849 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 389 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 389
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanyla's 389 recorded births place it above 80.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kanyla compares
389 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Kanyla's all-time total is 3% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 389 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kanyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kanyla's full recorded timeline at 2014, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kanyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kanyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (167 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Kanyla's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kanyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
167 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 167 births (43% of all-time use).
Kanyla by state
Where Kanyla concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
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What to do with Kanyla's data
- Kanyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (167 total births) through the 2020s (149) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Kanylas (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kanyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Kanyla 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.