Boys' name · since 2013
Gannen
Gannen has 30 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 30
- total births
- 2013–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
30 boys have been named Gannen since 2013, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gannen recorded 30 times among boys since 2013, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2013 to 2018.
- 30 total births
- 2013–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 boys have been named Gannen since 2013, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 30
- total births
- 2013–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Gannen was born in this single decade.
14 babies were named Gannen in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Gannen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gannen splits its recorded history at 2017: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gannen at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Gannen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2018
- Peak year (2014)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2018.
30 total births across 6 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 14 births in a single year.
Gannen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Gannen's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gannen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (100% of all-time use).
Gannen decade highlights
- Peak decade 30 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2013–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gannen: Baby Name Since 2013 - 30 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gannen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gannen 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 July 2026.
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