How Many People Are Named Kana?
An estimated 849 people in the United States have the first name Kana. It is predominantly female (97.9%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Kana peaked in popularity in 2006 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
849
About 1 in 403,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2006
27 births
Total Registered
878
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kana
Kana is predominantly female (97.9%), though 18 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kana as a male name
Ranked #11,562 in 2011
6 male births in 2011
Peak: 2005 (6 births)
Kana as a female name
Ranked #6,254 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (27 births)
Kana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kana span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 227 babies were registered. While Kana is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kana by Decade
How has Kana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kana by State
Birth registrations for Kana span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, New York, California. On average, about 36 Kanas were registered per state.
Kana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kana
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kana?
We estimate approximately 849 people named Kana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 403,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Kana a common name?
Kana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 878 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kana most popular?
Kana reached peak popularity in 2006, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kana is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kana a female name?
Kana is predominantly female. 97.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kana Smith, Kana Johnson, Kana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me