Girls' name · since 1973
Cana
676 babies named Cana in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,780 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 676
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cana currently ranks #5780 among girls' names in America, with 676 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Cana recorded 676 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #5780 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #9,730 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,780 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 676 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cana ranks #9,730 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,780 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 676 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,780 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 676
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cana's 676 recorded births place it above 86.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cana compares
676 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cana's all-time total is 80% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 676 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cana's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Cana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (189 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Cana's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
189 births
- 2010s
2010s
164 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 189 births (28% of all-time use).
How Cana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cana's total volume
Cana by state
Where Cana concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
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What to do with Cana's data
- Cana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (189 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Canas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.