The baby name Kanana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kah-NAH-nah.
Kanana is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Kanana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kah-NAH-nah.
Kanana is Hebrew in Origin.
Kanana is a nature-evoking given name with multiple linguistic paths. In the Indo-Aryan tradition it derives from Sanskrit kānana, “forest, woodland,” a poetic term for serene groves and sacred woods that lends the name a calm, sheltering feel. It appears in modern India as a unisex choice, with the related shorter form Kanan; informal nicknames include Kana and Nana.
In parts of southern Africa, Kanana also functions as a local spelling of the biblical place-name Canaan in Bantu languages such as Setswana and Sepedi, carrying religious overtones of the Promised Land. Variants and cognates include Kanan (Hindi/Marathi), Kanaan/Kanaän (German/Afrikaans), Canaan (English), and Kana’an (Arabic). Because of these distinct roots, families may read the name as evoking either verdant woodlands or spiritual arrival, making Kanana both familiar and symbolic across cultures.
Kanana is seldom given. We count 95 recorded uses of it across 25 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #224 | 12 | 6,830 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,161 | 18 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Kanana is popular in 25 countries — most recent births per country:
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