girl's name
Kanaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 250
Kanaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2005, when 18 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Kanaya 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 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 21 |
| 2000s | 127 |
| 2010s | 70 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 32 |
How popular is Kanaya?
In 2025, Kanaya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Kanaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kanaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kanaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kanaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kanaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kanaya
How popular is the name Kanaya?
In 2025, Kanaya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kanaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kanaya most popular?
Kanaya peaked in 2005, when 18 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kanaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kanaya currently ranks #14,209 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.