Is Kana a boy or girl name?

Kana is a girl’s name. Of the 890 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.0% were girls and 2.0% were boys.

Kana

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Kana was most popular in 2006, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,523 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 890 people named Kana.

Kana over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kana’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kana a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kana is a girl’s name — 98.0% of the 890 Americans given it were girls and 2.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kana

Where Kana is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.9×

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