girl's name
Kanna
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 288
Kanna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Kanna is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Kanna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 36 |
| 2000s | 65 |
| 2010s | 106 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 68 |
How popular is Kanna?
In 2025, Kanna was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kanna is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kanna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kanna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kanna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kanna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kanna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kanna
How popular is the name Kanna?
In 2025, Kanna was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kanna most popular?
Kanna peaked in 2019, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kanna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kanna currently ranks #10,071 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.