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Katana
OriginPersian or Japanese
Meaning"honorable or sword"
About Katana
Katana is a male name in Old Persian and a well-used word in Japanese, but as a girls' name is these days found more often as Kitana, the name of a princess in the video game Mortal Kombat II.
Pronounced kuh-TAH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Katana ranked #3427 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2323 in 2023.
Editor's take: The name Katana is a girl's name of Japanese, Persian origin meaning "honorable or sword".
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 | #3,027 | 56 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | #2,729 | 65 | 36.4 |
| 2016 | #3,037 | 55 | 31 |
| 2017 | #2,803 | 61 | 35.3 |
| 2018 | #2,631 | 66 | 38.8 |
| 2019 | #2,799 | 60 | 35.7 |
| 2020 | #2,913 | 56 | 34.6 |
| 2021 | #2,542 | 69 | 42.1 |
| 2022 | #2,645 | 66 | 40.2 |
| 2023 | #2,323 | 79 | 49.2 |
| 2024 | #2,563 | 69 | 42.6 |
| 2025 | #3,427 | 45 | 28 |
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