Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kitana isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kitana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,669
- 0 boys · 1,669 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 87 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #3,615 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,615 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 87 in 1996. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,127 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.
Kitana’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Kitana as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 北名.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kitana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Kiyanah
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