Kanita
Kanita Suma, also known mononymously as Kanita, is an Albanian singer from North Macedonia.
Meaning & Origin of Kanita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kanita Suma, also known mononymously as Kanita, is an Albanian singer from North Macedonia.
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The Story of Kanita
Kanita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 15 Kanitas were born — ranking #4,425 that year. As of 2026, Kanita ranks #8,766 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 204 Kanitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kanita
Kanita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 204 births in the dataset. Kanita's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #4,425. Use the chart and map above to compare Kanita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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