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Kitana
OriginVideo game name
US Rank#3615
2025 SSA
About Kitana
Kitana is the name of a character in Mortal Kombat II -- she's a princess who looks young but is actually 10,000 years old. It may be related to the male Persian name Katana, which means honorable, or even more likely to the Japanese word katana which means sword.
Pronounced ki-TAH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Kitana ranked #3615 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1729 in 1996.
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 | #2,760 | 63 | 35.3 |
| 2015 | #2,792 | 63 | 35.3 |
| 2016 | #3,204 | 51 | 28.8 |
| 2017 | #2,559 | 69 | 40 |
| 2018 | #2,889 | 58 | 34.1 |
| 2019 | #3,250 | 49 | 29.2 |
| 2020 | #2,839 | 58 | 35.9 |
| 2021 | #2,803 | 61 | 37.2 |
| 2022 | #3,055 | 54 | 32.9 |
| 2023 | #2,503 | 71 | 44.2 |
| 2024 | #2,940 | 56 | 34.6 |
| 2025 | #3,615 | 42 | 26.1 |
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