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Kaniah

100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Kaniah has been given to about 506 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 502
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kaniah per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2005 · 42
  • Born in 20255
  • All time506

How popular is Kaniah?

Its best year was 2005, when 42 babies were given the name, ranking 3553rd. The typical living American called Kaniah is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Kaniah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janiah0.88
  2. Janiyah0.85
  3. Kaliyah0.85
  4. Aniyah0.84
  5. Zaniyah0.85
  6. Saniyah0.85
  7. Kamiyah0.85
  8. Taniyah0.85

Middle names for Kaniah

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

Sibling names for Kaniah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.80
  2. Isabelasister · 0.80
  3. Estrellasister · 0.79
  4. Yarelisister · 0.79
  5. Campbelleither · 0.78
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.77

Where Kaniah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.