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Wakana
Wakana (わかな) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 和奏, 和 harmony + 奏 to play music. It is popular today and has reached No. 15 in 2013.
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Ways to write Wakana
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.
和奏
和harmony, peace奏to play music
Girl, best No. 15 (2004–2020)若菜
若young菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 40 (2005–2006)和可那
和harmony, peace可possible, good那(used for its sound, na)
Girl, 2 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Wakana appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
羽加奈feather + to add + (used for its soundGirl
羽歌那feather + song + (used for its soundGirl
羽花奈feather + flower + (used for its soundGirl
羽叶feather + to come trueGirl
羽香菜feather + fragrance + greensGirl
羽香南feather + fragrance + southGirl
羽哉feather + (classical exclamation)Girl
羽奏feather + to play musicGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Wakana has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2013, at No. 15.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2013 | No. 49 |
| 2011 | No. 43 |
| 2010 | No. 46 |
| 2008 | No. 47 |
| 2007 | No. 45 |
| 2006 | No. 28 |
| 2005 | No. 25 |
| 2004 | No. 36 |
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.