girl's name
Kahina
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 4,238
France
#982
2025 births
Kahina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in France, ranking #982. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2006, when 195 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 16,843 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1970.
Kahina over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 70 |
| 1980s | 535 |
| 1990s | 830 |
| 2000s | 1,375 |
| 2010s | 1,120 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 300 |
How popular is Kahina?
In 2025, Kahina was given to 35 babies in France, ranking #982 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kahina is used
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 Kahina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kahïna | Kahïna is a rare spelling of Kahina, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 100 times, mostly in France. | 100 |
Names that peaked alongside Kahina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kahina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kahina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kahina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kahina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kahina
How popular is the name Kahina?
In 2025, Kahina was given to 35 babies in France, ranking #982 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kahina a girl's or a boy's name?
Kahina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kahina most popular?
Kahina peaked in 2006, when 195 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kahina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kahina currently ranks #982 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.