Chaniyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
Chaniyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Chaniyah come from?
Modern: spelling of Chaniya; respelling of Shaniya, built on the -iya ending
Meaning borrowed from Chaniya.
Is Chaniyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Chaniyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Chaniyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Chaniyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chaniyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
Names like Chaniyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Janiyah Kaliyah Jaliyah Zaniyah Aaliyah Kamiyah Sariyah Saniyah Zaliyah Zariah Aziyah Anaya
Names related to Chaniyah
Kaniyah Chaney Chanie Channah Caniyah Channa Chaniya Khaniya
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Chaniyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chaniyah, updated 20 October 2026.