Around the world, Kanela (Canela 
, Kanela 
, Canella ) is quite a rare mostly female, but seldom boy's given name. The first name Kanela is characteristic of Greece, where it is quite a rare mostly female, but infrequently male name, the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Panama, where it is a rare girly name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Greece, Italy, and Argentina. More prevalently, Kanela is the last name as well as the forename.