Gender
Origin
- Japanese
- Powerful
- Hawaiian
- A Maui demigod who could take the form of a rope and stretch from Molokai to Hawaii
Syllables
2
Themes
- Nature
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kana
Pronunciation
k(a)-na
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #10787, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #5223, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8362, 12 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 12 |
| 2024 | – | 19 |
| 2023 | – | 12 |
| 2022 | – | 17 |
| 2021 | – | 15 |
| 2020 | – | 25 |
| 2019 | – | 19 |
| 2018 | – | 14 |
| 2017 | – | 15 |
| 2016 | – | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #3173, 4 births); most recent 2017 (rank #5761, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #4644, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence