Girls' name · since 1956
Kana
872 babies named Kana in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,453 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 872
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kana is the #8453 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 872 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kana has been recorded 872 times among girls since 1956, currently ranked #8453 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #8,250 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,453 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 872 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kana ranks #8,250 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,453 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 872 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,453 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 872
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kana's 872 recorded births place it above 88.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kana compares
872 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Kana's all-time total is 132% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 872 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kana's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kana popularity over time - boys
18 total births recorded since 2005 (Kana as boys' name)
Kana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (215 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Kana's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
215 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 215 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kana 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 Kana's total volume
Kana by state
Where Kana concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 98 | 11.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
98 of 872 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kana's data
- Kana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (215 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kanas (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Kana 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.