US rank #16645 Girls' name Peak 2012 23 births

Kiniyah — #16645 US girls' name

23 babies named Kiniyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s132020s5
#16645
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 6% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Kiniyah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kiniyah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiniyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Kiniyah between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiniyah currently holds the #16645 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiniyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kiniyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiniyah 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 23 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.

Kiniyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

23

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2012

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,645

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kiniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Kiniyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13 births that decade — 57% of Kiniyah's all-time total
2000s52010s132020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiniyah?
23 babies have been named Kiniyah since 2008. It currently ranks #16645 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 8 births.
When was Kiniyah most popular?
Kiniyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Kiniyah been used?
Kiniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kiniyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kinsley, Kinley, Kinsey, Kinslee, 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, 2008–2024 (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.