Kaniyah is a modern American coinage that pairs the Ka- opening of Kamiyah with the "-niyah" ending of Saniyah and Janiyah; it has no meaning in an older language, though the ending is often linked to the Arabic Saniya, "brilliant" or "radiant". Kaniyah stood at number 3697 in 2000, reached its best rank of 1524 in 2010 and has declined to number 2975 in 2025.