Kanyia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAHN-yuh
- Origin
- Modern
Kanyia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kanyia come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Kanya or Kania
Is Kanyia a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanyia is a girls' name.
How popular is Kanyia 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 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Kanyia in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kanyia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Kanyia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noa Kaylani Keyla Kailani Kalea Kalani Kailea Klani Layla Xylani Khloe Alani
Names related to Kanyia
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, “Kanyia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kanyia, updated 20 October 2026.