girl's name
Kahena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 140
Kahena is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 1998, when 10 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1981.
Kahena over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 20 |
| 1990s | 35 |
| 2000s | 45 |
| 2010s | 35 |
| 2020s (to 2021) | 5 |
How popular is Kahena?
In 2021, Kahena was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Kahena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kahéna | Kahéna is a rare spelling of Kahena, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Kahena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kahena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kahena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kahena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kahena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kahena
Is Kahena a girl's or a boy's name?
Kahena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kahena most popular?
Kahena peaked in 1998, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.