Given name
Kanitha
“an angelic woman”
Kanitha is a variant of Kannitha. One Vietnamese interpretation is “an angelic woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kanitha is a variant of Kannitha. One Vietnamese interpretation is “an angelic woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kanitha is a variant of Kannitha. An origin associated with Kannitha is Vietnamese.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kanitha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 139 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kanitha’s family of names
Kanitha has a related form in Kannitha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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