US rank #13029 Boys' name Peak 2020 271 births

Cannan — #13029 US boys' name

271 babies named Cannan in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s712010s1242020s70
#13029
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Cannan was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

25 babies were named Cannan in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cannan

The Social Security Administration has registered 271 babies named Cannan between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cannan currently holds the #13029 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cannan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cannan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cannan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 271 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cannan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

271

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2020

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,029

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cannan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
25
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
051015202530 2024202020162012200820041998 6

Cannan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
124 births that decade — 46% of Cannan's all-time total
1990s62000s712010s1242020s70

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cannan?
271 babies have been named Cannan since 1998. It currently ranks #13029 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 25 births.
When was Cannan most popular?
Cannan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Cannan been used?
Cannan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cannan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cannon, Canaan, Canyon, Canon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.