Given name
Kimana
“girl from the meadow”
Kimana is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “girl from the meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “girl from the meadow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kimana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 50
- 0 boys · 50 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 7 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 2005.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kimana’s family of names
Kimana has a related form in Kimanah. Kimana has a related form in Kimanna. Kimana has a related form in Kimannah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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