Given name & surname
Kanak
“the golden one”
Kanak is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “the golden one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “the golden one.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2020. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kanak through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,070 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,070 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 275 as a first name in 2020; 437 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.
Kanak’s family of names
In English usage, Kanak has a related form in Canaque. Kanak has a related form in Kanac. Kanak has a related form in Kanack.
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Around the world
Kanak has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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