Girls' name · since 1991
Kanna
Kanna has 275 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,712 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 275
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
275 babies have been named Kanna since 1991, making it today's #9712 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kanna recorded 275 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #9712 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #16,671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,712 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 275 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanna ranks #16,671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,712 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 275 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,712 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 275
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanna's 275 recorded births place it above 76.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kanna compares
275 43rd percentile among 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
Kanna's all-time total is 27% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 275 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kanna splits its recorded history at 2011: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kanna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Kanna's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (39% of all-time use).
Kanna by state
Where Kanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.2% |
6 of 275 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kanna's data
- Kanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kannas (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Kanna 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.