Kanita is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Kanita is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1995. Kanita first appears in 1971 and peaked in 1977 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,108 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #14,525 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #9,736 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,052 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,352 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #10,995 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #7,027 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #8,972 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,346 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,441 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | #5,057 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #6,072 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #4,832 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #6,978 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #5,722 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #4,517 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #4,739 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,169 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,363 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #5,024 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,836 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,800 |