Cantrell vs Canaan

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

Name A

Cantrell

Boy name

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Name B

Canaan

Boy name · Rank #1089

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Metric Cantrell Canaan
Current Rank Unranked #1089
Total Births (all years) 422 5,629
Peak Year 1979 2016
Peak Year Births 18 385
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1973

Births by Decade

Decade Cantrell Canaan
1910ss 7 —
1940ss 6 —
1960ss 7 —
1970ss 76 82
1980ss 79 217
1990ss 108 635
2000ss 95 1,257
2010ss 33 2,346
2020ss 11 1,092

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cantrell Canaan
2014 — 180
2015 8 285
2016 — 385
2017 — 318
2018 6 270
2019 — 265
2020 6 231
2021 5 236
2022 — 236
2023 — 190
2024 — 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, 1918–2021.

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