Feminine dossier · first seen 1990
Kaniya
Endangered
Down 91.3% from peak
Peak era
2005
Peak births
207
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Kaniya
How many people are named Kaniya?
An estimated 2,464 living Americans are named Kaniya.
How rare is Kaniya?
Kaniya is very rare among babies today, with 18 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 91.3% from its 2005 peak.
How old is the typical Kaniya?
The median age of a living American named Kaniya is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 22 years old.
Is Kaniya still popular?
No. Kaniya is endangered as a baby name, down 91.3% from its 2005 peak with 18 births in 2025.
Where is Kaniya most common?
Kaniya has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 7.4× more often than the national baseline.
1990Peak 20052025
Peak year
2005
Decline from peak
91.3%
2025
18
All-time
2,498
Where it lives now
Kaniya is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 7.4× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Georgia and South Carolina.
States where Kaniya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.