Canden vs Canaan

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

Name A

Canden

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Name B

Canaan

Boy name · Rank #1084

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Metric Canden Canaan
Current Rank Unranked #1084
Total Births (all years) 233 5,843
Peak Year 2009 2016
Peak Year Births 20 385
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1973

Births by Decade

Decade Canden Canaan
1970s - 82
1980s - 217
1990s 5 635
2000s 99 1,257
2010s 115 2,346
2020s 14 1,306

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Canden Canaan
2014 16 180
2015 13 285
2016 - 385
2017 7 318
2018 6 270
2019 7 265
2020 8 231
2021 - 236
2022 6 236
2023 - 190
2024 - 201
2025 - 212

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, 1994–2022.

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