Kaniel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAN-yel
- Origin
- Modern
Kaniel is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kaniel come from?
Modern: probably Kane or Ka- plus -iel, or a variant of Daniel
Is Kaniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaniel is a boys' name.
How popular is Kaniel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Kaniel in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Kaniel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Koa, Kayden, Kalel, Kylan, Kailo, Kaleo, Kai, Kayson, Kyson, Keanu, Koda, Kyaire
Names related to Kaniel
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Kaniel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaniel, updated 20 October 2026.