How Many People Are Named Kanishk?
people named Kanishk are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,909,412 people in the US has this name
Based on 181 babies named Kanishk in Social Security records from 2002 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
16 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Kanishk in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kanishk alive today is about 11 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kanishk first appears in the records in 2002 and was given most often in 2010, to 16 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2002 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kanishk has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #5,609, in 2010. In 2025 it ranked #12,957.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,957 |
| Best rank | #5,609 (2010) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,994 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kanishk alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kanishk were born in California than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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