Kanta vs Kanan

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

Name A

Kanta

Boy name

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Name B

Kanan

Boy name · Rank #1140

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Metric Kanta Kanan
Current Rank Unranked #1140
Total Births (all years) 49 1,613
Peak Year 2008 2022
Peak Year Births 10 225
Peak Decade 2000ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1991

Births by Decade

Decade Kanta Kanan
1970ss 6 —
1990ss — 77
2000ss 22 112
2010ss 21 553
2020ss — 871

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kanta Kanan
2014 5 10
2015 6 39
2016 5 67
2017 — 102
2018 — 160
2019 — 128
2020 — 102
2021 — 162
2022 — 225
2023 — 198
2024 — 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, 1977–2016.

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