Kanyla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-NY-luh
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,757 for girls
Kanyla is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,757th for girls in the US (28 babies).
Where does Kanyla come from?
Modern: modern coinage in the style of Kayla
Is Kanyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanyla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kanyla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,757among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 57,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 28 girls in the US were named Kanyla, making it the 4,757th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,167th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Kanyla than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Kanyla in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 51 girls in the US were given Kanyla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,538, up from #4,757 for this spelling alone.
- Kanyla 28
- Kanylah 18
- Canyla 5
Kanyla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4,757 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5,018 |
| 2023 | 23 | #5,386 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4,167 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
Names like Kanyla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Kaylani Kailani Kalani Malani Noa Meilani Naylani Nalani Nailani Kylani Alani
Other spellings of Kanyla
Names related to Kanyla
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, “Kanyla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kanyla, updated 20 October 2026.