Kanya is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.
Kanya is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Kanya was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2007 (46 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,781 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,703 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #10,679 | — |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #11,873 | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #13,116 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,376 | — |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #15,246 | — |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #17,774 | — |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #12,483 | — |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #10,614 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #12,786 | — |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #8,892 | — |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | #8,494 | — |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | #6,934 | — |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #5,208 | — |
| 2007 | 46 | 46 | #3,565 | — |
| 2006 | 36 | 36 | #4,629 | #13,027 |
| 2005 | 39 | 39 | #3,770 | — |
| 2004 | 44 | 44 | #5,294 | #4,348 |
| 2003 | 27 | 27 | #4,737 | — |
| 2002 | 29 | 29 | #4,332 | — |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | #5,942 | — |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | #4,881 | — |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #8,501 | — |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #6,884 | — |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,257 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,581 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,077 | — |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #10,021 | — |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #9,917 | — |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #10,807 | — |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #13,999 | — |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,206 | — |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,383 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,469 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,020 | — |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,745 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,145 | — |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,616 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,603 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,024 | — |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #5,051 | — |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #4,233 | — |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #4,981 | — |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,529 | — |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,326 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,677 | — |