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Kanna
Kanna (かんな) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 栞奈, 栞 bookmark + 奈 (used for its sound. It is popular today and has reached No. 14 in 2015.
かん · な · かんな · カンナ
Ways to write Kanna
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.
栞奈
栞bookmark奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 33 (2006–2020)環那
環ring那(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 77 (2015)栞那
栞bookmark那(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 77 (2015)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Kanna appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
侃生upright + lifeGirl
侃奈upright + (used for its soundGirl
侃凪upright + calm seaGirl
侃南upright + southGirl
寛菜generous + greensGirl
寛奈generous + (used for its soundGirl
寛凪generous + calm seaGirl
寛南generous + southGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Kanna has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2015, at No. 14.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2024 | No. 47 |
| 2022 | No. 39 |
| 2021 | No. 32 |
| 2020 | No. 22 |
| 2019 | No. 26 |
| 2018 | No. 26 |
| 2017 | No. 27 |
| 2016 | No. 30 |
| 2015 | No. 14 |
| 2014 | No. 20 |
| 2013 | No. 25 |
| 2011 | No. 43 |
| 2010 | No. 33 |
| 2006 | No. 45 |
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.