Kana

Kana is a female given name: 98% of people named Kana are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 2%Female 98%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Japan, United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina
US births since 1880: 18 male / 739 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kana

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kana," in English, "Guten Tag Kana," in German. Kana is a female given name: about 98% of people named Kana are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kana,

German

Guten Tag Kana,

French

Bonjour Kana,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kana:

Chinese

Kana您好：

Japanese

Kana様

English

Hi Kana,

German

Hi Kana,

French

Salut Kana,

Spanish

Hola Kana,

Chinese

Kana你好：

Japanese

Kanaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kana by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Japan	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

18 male · 739 female · 757 births recorded

Male 2%Female 98%

Since 1980: 3% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kana a male or female name?

Kana is a female given name: 98% of people named Kana are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Kana in an email?

Is Kana a unisex name?

Kana is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Kana are men. Kana leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kana a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kana (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kana,
  title  = {Is Kana a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kana},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}