Kanya
Kanyā is one of the twelve months in the Indian solar calendar.
Meaning & Origin of Kanya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kanyā is one of the twelve months in the Indian solar calendar.
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The Story of Kanya
Kanya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 46 Kanyas were born — ranking #3,530 that year. As of 2026, Kanya ranks #12,180 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 593 Kanyas 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 Kanya
Kanya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 593 births in the dataset. Kanya's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,530. Use the chart and map above to compare Kanya'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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