Canan vs Canaan

Side-by-side comparison of Canan and Canaan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Canan

Boy name · Rank #8592

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Name B

Canaan

Boy name · Rank #1089

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Metric Canan Canaan
Current Rank #8592 #1089
Total Births (all years) 69 5,629
Peak Year 2018 2016
Peak Year Births 15 385
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1973

Births by Decade

Decade Canan Canaan
1970ss — 82
1980ss — 217
1990ss 7 635
2000ss 9 1,257
2010ss 33 2,346
2020ss 20 1,092

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Canan Canaan
2014 — 180
2015 — 285
2016 5 385
2017 — 318
2018 15 270
2019 6 265
2020 5 231
2021 — 236
2022 — 236
2023 6 190
2024 9 199

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1995–2024.

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