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Kanya Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kanya?

The rare name Kanya was the 13,026th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Kanya, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Position 3563, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2007 with 46 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Kanya was less than 5, most recently in 1994.

Approximately during the years 1997-2000, and 2001-2005, the name Kanya took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 2007-2011 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Kanya has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Kanya popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Kanya has steadily decreased for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Kanya lately has dropped.

The name Kanya is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Kanya (Girl)Kanya (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 7 13,026 < 5 --
2017 7 13,324 < 5 --
2016 6 15,217 < 5 --
2015 5 17,734 < 5 --
2014 8 12,462 < 5 --
2013 10 10,598 < 5 --
2012 8 12,776 < 5 --
2011 13 8,878 < 5 --
2010 14 8,481 < 5 --
2009 19 6,927 < 5 --
2008 28 5,207 < 5 --
2007 46 3,563 < 5 --
2006 31 4,627 5 13,020
2005 39 3,762 < 5 --
2004 24 5,291 20 4,345
2003 27 4,737 < 5 --
2002 29 4,331 < 5 --
2001 19 5,940 < 5 --
2000 24 4,875 < 5 --
1999 11 8,498 < 5 --
1998 14 6,883 < 5 --
1997 8 10,258 < 5 --
1996 6 12,578 < 5 --
1995 7 11,076 < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 8 10,022 < 5 --
1992 8 9,912 < 5 --
1991 7 10,807 < 5 --
1990 5 13,996 < 5 --
1989 7 10,202 < 5 --
1988 10 7,382 < 5 --
1987 6 10,462 < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1984 < 5 -- < 5 --
1983 5 11,017 < 5 --
1982 6 9,740 < 5 --
1981 5 11,136 < 5 --
1980 6 9,610 < 5 --
1979 8 7,600 < 5 --
1978 6 9,020 < 5 --
1977 13 5,046 < 5 --
1976 15 4,227 < 5 --
1975 12 4,981 < 5 --
1974 9 5,970 < 5 --
1973 9 5,767 < 5 --
1972 6 7,674 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.