Given name & surname
Cana
“a beloved daughter”
Cana is used as a given name and a surname. One Turkish interpretation is “a beloved daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Turkish interpretation is “a beloved daughter.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Turkish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 676
- 0 boys · 676 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,754 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,754 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 675 as a first name in 2020; 414 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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