Caynan — #13258 US boys' name
72 babies named Caynan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 7% of names given to boys today.
69% of everyone ever named Caynan was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Caynan in 2019 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Caynan
The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Caynan between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caynan currently holds the #13258 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Caynan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caynan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Caynan 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 72 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.
Caynan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Caynan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006
- Peak year (2019)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
Currently ranks #13258 among boys.
72 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2019 with 11 births in a single year.
Caynan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 50 births that decade — 69% of Caynan's all-time total
Caynan decade highlights
- Peak decade 50 births
- Runner-up 12 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Caynan's strongest decade
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 69% of all-time use.
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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, 2006–2024 (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.