Kanna
Kanna is a feminine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Kanna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kanna is a feminine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Kanna
Kanna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 16 Kannas were born — ranking #7,020 that year. As of 2026, Kanna ranks #8,460 for baby girls with 11 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 287 Kannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Kanna
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Kanna ( カンナ ) , guitarist and vocalist from the rock band Bleach03
- Kanna Arihara ( 有原 栞菜 ; born 1993) , Japanese pop singer and former member of Cute
- Kanna Asakura ( 浅倉 栞南 ; born 1997) , Japanese mixed martial artist
- Kanna Hashimoto ( 橋本 環奈 ; born 1999) , Japanese idol singer
- Kanna Hayashi (born 1999), Japanese health scientist and an associate professor
- Kanna Hirayama ( 平山 寛菜 ; born 1995) , Japanese animator, illustrator, and character designer
- Kanna Masuda ( 増田 寛那 ; born 1989) , Japanese team handball player
- Kanna Mori ( 森 カンナ ; born 1988) , Japanese fashion model and actress
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Names that sound like Kanna
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About the name Kanna
Kanna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 287 births in the dataset. Kanna's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #7,020. Use the chart and map above to compare Kanna'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.