Kanishk
#12,271 most common boys' name of all time · #31,439 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 2002–2025
Rank among boys
#12,271
Rank overall
#31,439 of 105,966
First appeared
2002
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
181
Since 2016
72
Peak year
2010 #5,721
Best rank
#5,721 2010
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Kanishk first appears in 2002. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,911 |
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,253 |
| 2023 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,590 |
| 2022 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,663 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,380 |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,499 |
| 2018 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,285 |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,415 |
| 2016 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,486 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,189 |
| 2014 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,561 |
| 2013 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,183 |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,758 |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,804 |
| 2010 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,721 |
| 2009 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,855 |
| 2008 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,893 |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,651 |
| 2006 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,382 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,110 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,361 |