Total births
49
Girls' name · since 2002
Knya
49 babies named Knya in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 49
- total births
- 2002–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 88%
- born in that decade
Knya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 2002.
Knya has 49 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2012.
- 49 total births
- 2002–2012 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 88% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
49 girls have been named Knya since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.
- 49
- total births
- 2002–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 88%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
88% of everyone ever named Knya was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
10 babies were named Knya in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Knya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Knya's full recorded timeline at 2006, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Knya at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Knya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2012
- Peak year (2004)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Knya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Knya's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Knya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (88% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Knya? ▼
Knya has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 10 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
When was Knya most popular? ▼
Knya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Knya been used? ▼
Knya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 11 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Knya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Knyla, Knylah, Knyomi, Knyari. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Knya's data
- Knya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Knya
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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, 2002–2012 (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. "Knya: Baby Name Since 2002 - 49 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/knya. 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 Knya 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.