Kanai vs Kanan

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

Name A

Kanai

Boy name · Rank #4157

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Name B

Kanan

Boy name · Rank #1140

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Metric Kanai Kanan
Current Rank #4157 #1140
Total Births (all years) 369 1,613
Peak Year 2023 2022
Peak Year Births 30 225
Peak Decade 2010ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1999 1991

Births by Decade

Decade Kanai Kanan
1990ss 5 77
2000ss 83 112
2010ss 157 553
2020ss 124 871

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kanai Kanan
2014 18 10
2015 18 39
2016 13 67
2017 15 102
2018 17 160
2019 20 128
2020 15 102
2021 24 162
2022 29 225
2023 30 198
2024 26 184

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, 1999–2024.

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