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Kana
Kana (かな) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 佳奈, 佳 beautiful + 奈 (used for its sound. It is popular today and has reached No. 4 in 1995.
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Ways to write Kana
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
佳奈
佳beautiful, good奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 4 (1995–2007)奏
奏to play music
Girl, best No. 64 (2006–2024)可奈
可possible, good奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 4 notable people on Wikidata花菜
花flower菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kana appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
愛loveGirl
郁奈fragrant + (used for its soundGirl
郁那fragrant + (used for its soundGirl
伽菜attendant + greensGirl
伽奈attendant + (used for its soundGirl
伽那attendant + (used for its soundGirl
伽南attendant + southGirl
伽名attendant + nameGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Kana has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 1995, at No. 4.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2006 | No. 43 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Kana
Kana Osafune 長船 加奈Japanese association football player
Kana Ueda 植田 佳奈Japanese voice actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.