Given name & surname
Kijana
“a youthful woman”·“a youthful man”
Kijana is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a youthful woman” (African) and “a youthful man” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a youthful woman” (African) and “a youthful man” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kijana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 401
- 264 boys · 137 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 136 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 380 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kijana’s family of names
Kijana has a related form in Kijane. Kijana has a related form in Kijann. Kijana has a related form in Kijanna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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