Quaniyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kwuh-NEE-yuh
- Origin
- Modern
Quaniyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Quaniyah mean?
Modern: blend of Quan- and the -iyah ending of Aaliyah and Janiyah
Pairs the prefix Quan- with the -iyah ending found in Aaliyah and Janiyah.
Is Quaniyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Quaniyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Quaniyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Quaniyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Quaniyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
Names like Quaniyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Kaliyah, Zaliyah, Aaliyah, Jaliyah, Aziyah, Kamiyah, Naziyah, Jaziyah, Zamiyah, Hadassah, Samiyah
Names related to Quaniyah
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, “Quaniyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/quaniyah, updated 20 October 2026.