Boys' name · since 1998
Cannan
Cannan has 276 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,739 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 276
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
276 babies have been named Cannan since 1998, making it today's #12739 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Cannan recorded 276 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #12739 nationally today, ahead of 9% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #11,094 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,739 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 276 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cannan ranks #11,094 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,739 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 276 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,739 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 276
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cannan's 276 recorded births place it above 75.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Cannan compares
276 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cannan's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cannan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 276 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cannan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cannan's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cannan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Cannan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (124 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Cannan's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Cannan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 124 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cannan's data
- Cannan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cannan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cannan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.