Katana
A girls’ name of Japanese origin, meaning curved sword; Japanese long sword.
Babies a year
58
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Katana by the numbers
Katana was given to 58 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 65 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Katana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Katana
Names that are said the same way as Katana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Katana, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rydermounted warrior, cavalry soldier3,324 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sloanewarrior, raider; from Sloan1,405 in the US (2017)
- Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Katana
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