Given name & surname · also Native American, Japanese
Kohana
“resembling a fragile flower”·“one who is swift”·“the best”
Kohana is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “resembling a fragile flower”, “one who is swift”, and “the best”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original Japanese小塙
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “resembling a fragile flower”, “one who is swift”, and “the best”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Japanese, Native American, and Hawaiian naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kohana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 222
- 0 boys · 222 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,192 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,192 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2009.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kohana’s family of names
Kohana has a related form in Kohanah. Kohana has a related form in Kohanna. Kohana has a related form in Kohannah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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