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Kano
OriginAfrican place-name or Japanese
Meaning"the god of the waters"
About Kano
Pleasing crossover possibility.
Pronounced KAH-no.
As of October 2026, Kano ranked #6638 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4139 in 2022.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,702 | 21 | 12 |
| 2022 | #4,139 | 26 | 14.9 |
| 2023 | #4,805 | 21 | 12.3 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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