Kana is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Kana is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,609 for girl births in the United States (and #14,699 across all names), given to 12 babies. Kana was first reported in SSA data in 1956 and peaked in 2006 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,609 | — |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #6,278 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #8,729 | — |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #6,844 | — |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | #7,449 | — |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #5,090 | — |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #6,291 | — |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #7,951 | — |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #7,642 | — |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #6,541 | — |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #9,795 | — |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | #7,862 | — |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #6,876 | — |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | #6,727 | — |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #9,430 | #11,565 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #8,077 | — |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #5,298 | — |
| 2008 | 26 | 26 | #6,685 | #11,823 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #6,689 | — |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | #5,162 | — |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | #8,582 | #10,790 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | #5,846 | — |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | #6,179 | — |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | #5,350 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | #4,763 | — |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #5,399 | — |
| 1999 | 25 | 25 | #4,513 | — |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #6,200 | — |
| 1997 | 22 | — | #4,726 | — |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #4,809 | — |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #4,276 | — |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,848 | — |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #5,537 | — |
| 1992 | 22 | — | #4,605 | — |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,404 | — |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,276 | — |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,351 | — |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #6,047 | — |
| 1987 | 17 | — | #4,761 | — |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #6,353 | — |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,182 | — |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,685 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,608 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,786 | — |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #5,079 | — |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,614 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,915 | — |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #5,719 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,904 | — |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,900 | — |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,168 | — |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #5,971 | — |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,338 | — |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #6,220 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,799 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,468 | — |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,892 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,233 | — |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,597 | — |