Kanai

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A few things about Kanai you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 123,457 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kanai, 13 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kanai would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKanai first shows up in US birth records in 1999, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 26 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2021, when it reached #6,691.
• ✨New on the sceneKanai wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2006.
• 🚀TrendKanai has climbed 2,365 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #7,885. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlKanai is given to both boys and girls: 74% of the 50 babies named Kanai in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Kanai

Kanai is a girl name of African and Swahili origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-nai”. US birth records list Kanai for girls from 2006 to 2025, in 19 of those 20 years. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked #6,691 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,885, with 13 babies.

Origin:African namesSwahili names