Kanaya is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 2005 and has grown less common since.
Kanaya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #14,032 for girl births in the United States (and #23,359 across all names), given to 6 babies. Kanaya first appears in 1997 and peaked in 2005 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #14,032 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #11,685 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #9,915 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,596 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #13,092 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | #7,246 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #10,328 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #15,242 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #11,363 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #15,545 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,733 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,854 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #10,310 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #8,730 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #9,271 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #7,671 |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | #6,669 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #13,434 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #7,778 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #9,143 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,510 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,476 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #8,917 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #14,849 |