MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kanna mean?
Kanna is an affectionate address for a child in southern Indian speech. It is also used in devotion to Krishna, especially through the Tamil name Kannan.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कन्ना
Conventional spelling
Telugu
కన్నా
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kanna in Indian usage
1,653 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 630 records (38.1%).
- Recorded as male: 1,023 records (61.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 184 |
| 1960s | 195 |
| 1970s | 321 |
| 1980s | 467 |
| 1990s | 218 |
| Other decades | 268 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,290 |
| Other states | 363 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001