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Kinaya

Girl

Meaning of Kinaya: Swahili: 'one who is loved'

Kinaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Swahili naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 14898th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#14898

5 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

83

First recorded 2001 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 6 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 0 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 5 babies
US babies named Kinaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 12.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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