ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1994 First Year 2026 Last Year 1996 Peak Year #1722 Peak Rank 2K Total Count 33 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Kitana What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Kitana is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat media franchise. She debuted in Mortal Kombat II (1993) as a player character and a royal from the fictional realm of Edenia. She uses steel fans as her primary weapon. Kitana is originally depicted as being the daughter of Shao Kahn, the ruler of Outworld, but is later revealed to be the true daughter of King Jerrod, the king of Edenia. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitana) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitana) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Kitana](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/20/KitanaMK11.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitana) 📖 ## The Story of Kitana Kitana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 87 Kitanas were born — ranking #1,722 that year. As of 2026, Kitana ranks #2,815 for baby girls with 60 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 2K Kitanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Kitana Phonetically similar names — useful when Kitana is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Katana](/katana) * [Kiana](/kiana) * [Kianna](/kianna) * [Katina](/katina) * [Katona](/katona) * [Catena](/catena) * [Catina](/catina) * Katonah * [Keaton](/keaton) * [Cortina](/cortina) * Ketone * [Keeton](/keeton) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Kitana What does the name Kitana mean? Kitana is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat media franchise. She debuted in Mortal Kombat II (1993) as a player character and a royal from the fictional realm of Edenia. She uses steel fans as her primary weapon. Kitana is originally depicted as being the daughter of Shao Kahn, the ruler of Outworld, but is later revealed to be the true daughter of King Jerrod, the king of Edenia. How popular is Kitana in 2026? In 2026, Kitana ranks #2,815 among girls' names in the U.S., with 60 babies given the name that year. When was Kitana most popular? Kitana reached its peak popularity in 1996, ranking #1,722 that year with 87 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Kitana most popular? Kitana has historically been most popular in Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Kitana. Is Kitana a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Kitana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Kitana? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Kitana include Rogene, Sherlin, Jia. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧RogenePeak #1722](/rogene)[👧SherlinPeak #1722](/sherlin)[👧JiaPeak #1722](/jia)[👧MettaPeak #1723](/metta)[👧FannyePeak #1723](/fannye)[👧OllaPeak #1723](/olla)[👧AlviePeak #1723](/alvie)[👧ArvaPeak #1721](/arva) ## About the name Kitana Kitana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kitana's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #1,722\. Use the chart and map above to compare Kitana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1996 → ](/year/1996) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "K" → ](/letter/k) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.