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.
- #25,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak 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.
- #25,815 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gannen ranks #25,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gannen's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
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 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
Gannen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (30 births, 100% of the file).
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).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gannen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~5 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, 2013–2018 (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 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 August 2026.