Kanyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KUN-yuh
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Kanyah is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “girl, maiden”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kanyah mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Kanya; from Sanskrit kanya
“girl, maiden”
From Sanskrit kanya, meaning girl or maiden, which is also the Sanskrit name of the zodiac sign Virgo.
Meaning borrowed from Kanya.
Is Kanyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Kanyah 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 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Kanyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kanyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
Names like Kanyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kavya Saanvi Arya Kaliyah Dhriti Avani Aanya Isha Aarya Krisha Krishvi Navya
Names related to Kanyah
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena
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, “Kanyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kanyah, updated 20 October 2026.