girl's name
Caniyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 288
Caniyah is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2007, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Caniyah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 135 |
| 2010s | 122 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 26 |
How popular is Caniyah?
In 2022, Caniyah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Caniyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caniyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Caniyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caniyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Caniyah
How popular is the name Caniyah?
In 2022, Caniyah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Caniyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Caniyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Caniyah most popular?
Caniyah peaked in 2007, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.