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Kanata
Kanata (かなた) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 奏汰, 奏 to play music + 汰 to sift. It is popular today and has reached No. 12 in 2017.
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Ways to write Kanata
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
奏汰
奏to play music汰to sift, refine
Boy, best No. 24 (2014–2025)叶空
叶to come true空sky
Boy, best No. 77 (2021–2022)夏向
夏summer向to face, toward
Boy, best No. 93 (2025)彼方
彼he, that方direction
Boys and girls, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kanata appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
可南多possible + south + manyGirl
叶多to come true + manyGirl
叶大to come true + bigGirl
金汰gold + to siftGirl
哉汰(classical exclamation) + to siftGirl
奏多to play music + manyGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Kanata has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2017, at No. 12.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 33 |
| 2024 | No. 21 |
| 2023 | No. 20 |
| 2022 | No. 17 |
| 2021 | No. 23 |
| 2020 | No. 26 |
| 2019 | No. 17 |
| 2018 | No. 23 |
| 2017 | No. 12 |
| 2016 | No. 49 |
| 2015 | No. 50 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Kanata
Kanata Hongō 本郷 奏多Japanese actor
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.