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Cniyah

kuh-NYE-uh /kəˈnaɪə/

At a glance

In short
Cniyah is a modern and unique name for baby girls, with a melodic sound.
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2016 (#14,331)
Babies in 2016
6 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#9,150 in 2011
First recorded
2004

Meaning of Cniyah

Cniyah is a unique and modern name for baby girls. With its origins uncertain, this name carries an air of mystery and intrigue. Pronounced as kuh-NYE-uh (/kəˈnaɪə/), it has a melodic sound that rolls off the tongue. While not commonly heard, Cniyah has gained some popularity in recent years in the United States. The data for newborns indicates that it ranked 14,320th in 2016, with 6 occurrences that year. Although relatively rare, Cniyah has steadily climbed the ranks since 2004, suggesting its increasing appeal among parents looking for an uncommon yet beautiful name for their daughters.

How to pronounce Cniyah

Popularity of Cniyah in the U.S.

Cniyah was last recorded in the U.S. in 2016, ranked #14,331 with 6 babies. It peaked at #9,150 in 2011. It first appears in the records in 2004.

Bar and line chart: Cniyah in the U.S., 2004–2016. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 12 in 2011 and 6 in 2016. Line: rank among girl names, peak #9,150 in 2011, #14,331 in 2016.
  • Girls named Cniyah (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2004–2016. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2004⁠–⁠2016 8 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2016614,331back
2012614,962▼ 5,812
2011129,150▲ 2,096
2010911,246back
2007911,630▲ 3,522
2006615,152▼ 3,318
2005811,834▲ 2,345
2004614,179new