Kniya — girls' name

What the Data Says About Kniya

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Kniya between 1999 and 2013, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kniya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kniya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kniya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kniya 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 56 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.