Is Cana a boy or girl name?

Cana is a girl’s name. Of the 676 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Cana

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Cana was most popular in 1999, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,953 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 676 people named Cana.

Cana over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cana’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cana a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cana is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 676 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org