Total births
154
Girls' name · since 2010
Kanylah
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 154 babies named Kanylah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8351
- among girls today
- 154
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Kanylah is the #8351 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 154 recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Kanylah recorded 154 times among girls since 2010, holding rank #8351 nationally today, ahead of 53% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #8351 among girls today
- 154 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
- 53% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kanylah is currently the #8351 girls' name in America, more common than 53% of girls - 154 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8351
- among girls today
- 154
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
Kanylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8351
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 53% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Kanylah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
18 babies were named Kanylah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Kanylah compares
154 32th 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
Kanylah's all-time total is 60% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanylah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 154 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kanylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kanylah's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kanylah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#8,351
Active since
2010
Kanylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Kanylah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kanylah's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kanylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 81 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kanylah? ▼
Since 2010, Social Security records show 154 babies named Kanylah. Today it holds rank #8351 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 18 births.
When was Kanylah most popular? ▼
Kanylah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Kanylah been used? ▼
Kanylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 16 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kanylah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Kanylah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2010–2025 (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. "Kanylah: #8351 Girls' Name - 154 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kanylah. 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 Kanylah 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 June 2026.