Recorded 1959–2018 Girls' name Peak 2018 11 births

Kanella — girls' name

11 babies named Kanella in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s52010s6
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Kanella was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kanella in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanella

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Kanella between 1959 and 2018, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kanella shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanella 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 11 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.

Kanella at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

11

Since 1959

60 years of records

Peak year

2018

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1959

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kanella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1959

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
4.555.566.5 20181959 5

Kanella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 55% of Kanella's all-time total
1950s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanella?
11 babies have been named Kanella since 1959. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
When was Kanella most popular?
Kanella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Kanella been used?
Kanella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 60 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kanella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.