Kaniyah is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2010 and has grown less common since.
Kaniyah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,975 for girl births in the United States (and #5,233 across all names), given to 56 babies. Kaniyah was first reported in SSA data in 1996 and peaked in 2010 (147 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | #2,975 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | #4,002 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | #3,062 |
| 2022 | 92 | 92 | #2,096 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | #2,357 |
| 2020 | 70 | 70 | #2,481 |
| 2019 | 81 | 81 | #2,260 |
| 2018 | 81 | 81 | #2,261 |
| 2017 | 76 | 76 | #2,392 |
| 2016 | 88 | 88 | #2,198 |
| 2015 | 84 | 84 | #2,249 |
| 2014 | 87 | 87 | #2,186 |
| 2013 | 87 | 87 | #2,162 |
| 2012 | 118 | 118 | #1,753 |
| 2011 | 122 | 122 | #1,711 |
| 2010 | 147 | 147 | #1,524 |
| 2009 | 133 | 133 | #1,680 |
| 2008 | 131 | 131 | #1,708 |
| 2007 | 133 | 133 | #1,670 |
| 2006 | 140 | 140 | #1,555 |
| 2005 | 122 | 122 | #1,642 |
| 2004 | 102 | 102 | #1,864 |
| 2003 | 78 | 78 | #2,215 |
| 2002 | 56 | 56 | #2,726 |
| 2001 | 48 | 48 | #2,988 |
| 2000 | 35 | 35 | #3,697 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #8,500 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,677 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #12,861 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #10,015 |