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Girl name

Caniyah

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Caniyah has been given to about 288 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 286
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Caniyah per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2007 · 24
  • Born in 20250
  • All time288

How popular is Caniyah?

Its best year was 2007, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 5752nd. The typical living American called Caniyah is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Caniyah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aniyah0.88
  2. Janiyah0.88
  3. Zaniyah0.88
  4. Saniyah0.88
  5. Taniyah0.88
  6. Kaliyah0.85
  7. Kamiyah0.85
  8. Janiah0.85

Middle names for Caniyah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Caniyah Eve0.80
  2. Caniyah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Caniyah Josephine0.78
  4. Caniyah Anne0.78
  5. Caniyah Rose0.77
  6. Caniyah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Caniyah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yarelisister · 0.77
  2. Isabelasister · 0.76
  3. Brayanbrother · 0.75
  4. Laneysister · 0.75
  5. Jamaribrother · 0.75
  6. Fisherbrother · 0.75

Where Caniyah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Caniyah Anderson0.74
    2. Caniyah White0.72
    3. Caniyah Reyes0.72
    4. Caniyah Nguyen0.72
    5. Caniyah Moore0.72
    6. Caniyah Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Caniyah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.