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Kanya

Used in both girl and boy records

Kanya appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Kanya by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDKanya as a girl’s nameUS records 1972–2023
#7695girl rank2007peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDKanya as a boy’s nameUS records 2004–2006
#23527boy rank2004peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Kanya in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl200746 uses#352920071972–202045 listed years
Boy200420 uses#426120042004–20062 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.