Entry № 0402 · Hopi origin

Kachina Kachina — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kah-CHEE-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hopi
Meaning
"Spirit, sacred dancer"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hopi)

A name that means "spirit, sacred dancer".

Kachina is a Hopi (Native American) name referring to the spirit beings who serve as intermediaries between the human and spirit worlds. The Kachina dolls of the American Southwest are carved representations of these spirits.

Kachina is rare as a given name in the modern U.S. but distinctive.

Spirit. The Hopi intermediary of the sacred.

Where Kachina stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Kachina · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Kachinas before her.

Real people
Kachina
Rare; few well-known bearers.
In fiction
Kachina
Common contemporary character name.

Names connected to Kachina.

The number behind Kachina.

3

The Communicator

Kachina reduces to three — the number of bridging spirit.

Why families chose this name.

"Spirit, in Hopi. Three syllables of sacred bridge."
Sarah · Mother of one · Flagstaff