Kanya

A unisex name of Sanskrit origin, meaning virgin, maiden.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kanya by the numbers

Kanya was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 46 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kanya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kayawater296 in the US (2017)
  • Kanareed or plant; biblical reference to Cana15 in the US (2017)
  • Kanyethe only one13 in the US (2017)
  • Karmaaction, deed, fate, cosmic principle214 in the US (2017)
  • Kanaiof the sea26 in the US (2017)
  • Kansaspeople of the south wind; a kansa tribe19 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kanya

Names that are said the same way as Kanya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kainoaof the sea; hawaiian name91 in the US (2017)
  • Kawenathe glow of torchlight14 in the US (2017)
  • Kahanathe priest; from kohen5 in the US (2017)
  • Kanaeflower, bud5 in the US (2017)
  • Kayanna30 in the US (2017)
  • Kanoa28 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kanya

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