Boy
Kanta
Kanta (かんた) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 幹太, 幹 trunk + 太 big. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 38 in 2 different years between 2013 and 2014.
かん · た · かんた · カンタ
Ways to write Kanta
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.
幹太
幹trunk, core太big, bold
Boy, best No. 50 (2007–2012)貫太
貫to carry through太big, bold
Boy, best No. 55 (2014)寛太
寛generous太big, bold
Boy, best No. 93 (2016)柑太
柑citrus太big, bold
Boy, best No. 100 (2010)Popularity in Japan
Where Kanta has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 38 in 2 different years, most recently 2014.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2016 | No. 40 |
| 2014 | No. 38 |
| 2013 | No. 38 |
| 2005 | No. 39 |
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 Kanta
Kanta Usui 臼井 貫太Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.