Cana: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,754

among girls · ↓273 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Cana · -9% vs 2024

How common

1 in 76,537

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1999

34 babies

All-time total

676

#9,737 all-time among girls

First recorded

1973

in Social Security records

Cana popularity over time

676 babies have been named Cana since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	29	3	–	#6,415
1980s	53	5	+83%	#5,809
1990s	133	13	+151%	#3,582
2000s	189	19	+42%	#4,404
2010s	164	16	-13%	#5,654
2020s (to 2025)	108	18	+10%	#5,481

Where Cana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	23	0.01	outside top 500
2027	24	0.02	outside top 500
2028	26	0.02	outside top 500
2029	27	0.02	outside top 500
2030	29	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Cana

Cana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,754 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 676 American babies have been named Cana. Its peak came in 1999, when 34 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cana?

The median living Cana is about 19 years old; half are between 9 and 27. An estimated 700 people named Cana are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	21	#5,754
2024	23	#5,481
2023	14	#7,721
2022	13	#8,127
2021	17	#6,743
2020	20	#5,900
2019	18	#6,474
2018	7	#12,746
2017	22	#5,699
2016	16	#7,323
2015	10	#10,286
2014	23	#5,654
2013	15	#7,834
2012	20	#6,387
2011	17	#7,180
2010	16	#7,599
2009	16	#7,749
2008	19	#6,855
2007	19	#6,875
2006	20	#6,411
2005	17	#6,884
2004	16	#7,142
2003	20	#5,857
2002	28	#4,404
2001	20	#5,615
2000	14	#7,239
1995	10	#8,180
1990	6	#11,623
1985	–	–
1980	6	#9,236
1975	6	#8,110
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cana?

The median living Cana is about 19 years old. Half of all living Canas are between 9 and 27 years old.

How many people named Cana are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Cana are alive in the United States, based on 676 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Cana in 2025?

Cana ranked #5,754 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cana?

676 babies have been named Cana in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cana most popular?

Cana peaked in 1999, when 34 newborns received the name.

Is Cana a boy or girl name?

Cana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cana rising or falling?

Cana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cana become more popular?

Cana is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 girls named Cana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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