Kanako — girls' name

What the Data Says About Kanako

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Kanako between 1984 and 2005, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanako currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanako performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kanako shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanako in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.