Kaname
Kaname is a Japanese unisex name, and may refer to the following people:
Meaning & Origin of Kaname
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaname is a Japanese unisex name, and may refer to the following people:
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The Story of Kaname
As a girl name
Kaname first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2014, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 5 births, good for #16,513 nationwide. Kaname last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kaname as a boy name dates back to 1920, when 6 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Kaname — #3,815 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Kaname on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Kaname last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kaname
Kaname is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Kaname's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #3,815. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaname's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.