Kanija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-NY-ja
- Origin
- Modern
Kanija is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kanija come from?
Modern: spelling of Kanijah; modern coinage with the popular -ijah ending
Meaning borrowed from Kanijah.
Is Kanija a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanija is a girls' name.
How popular is Kanija in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Kanija in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kanija in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
Names like Kanija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani Xylani Kailani Kalani Kalea Kailea Leilana Ulani Noa Ilani Kehlani Kylani
Names related to Kanija
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden 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, “Kanija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kanija, updated 20 October 2026.