Caniya
Girl · kah-NY-ah · Modern
Caniya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Caniya come from?
Modern: spelling of Kaniya; modern coinage in the style of Taniya and Janiya
- Say it
- kah-NY-ah
Meaning borrowed from Kaniya.
Is Caniya a girl's or a boy's name?
Caniya is a girls' name.
How popular is Caniya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Caniya in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caniya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5,096 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
Names like Caniya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah Janiyah Amaya Aliya Jaliyah Zaniyah Zaniya Zariah Anaya Zariya Aaliyah Araya
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