Chaniya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
Chaniya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Chaniya come from?
Modern: respelling of Shaniya, built on the -iya ending
Is Chaniya a girl's or a boy's name?
Chaniya is a girls' name.
How popular is Chaniya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 53 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Chaniya in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chaniya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 35 | #4,150 |
| 2010 | 51 | #3,202 |
| 2009 | 50 | #3,297 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3,477 |
| 2007 | 53 | #3,214 |
| 2006 | 44 | #3,563 |
| 2005 | 52 | #3,048 |
| 2004 | 42 | #3,486 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 34 | #3,806 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
Names like Chaniya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avaya Priya Avani Prisha Armani Anaya Saanvi Anika Anya Navya Araya Kavya
Names related to Chaniya
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chaniya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chaniya, updated 20 October 2026.