US rank #3724 Boys' name Peak 2018 859 births

Kaan — #3724 US boys' name

859 babies named Kaan in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s1052000s2662010s3512020s131
#3724
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kaan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

39 babies were named Kaan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 859 babies named Kaan between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaan currently holds the #3724 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 351 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaan in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaan 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 859 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.

Kaan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

859

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2018

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,724

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
39
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941982 6

Kaan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
351 births that decade — 41% of Kaan's all-time total
1980s61990s1052000s2662010s3512020s131

Kaan by state

Where Kaan concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
100 11.6%
#2 California
63 7.3%
#3 New Jersey
36 4.2%
#4 Florida
23 2.7%
#5 Texas
11 1.3%
New York share of Kaan's total US births 11.6%
Even split

100 of 859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaan?
859 babies have been named Kaan since 1982. It currently ranks #3724 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 39 births.
When was Kaan most popular?
Kaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 351 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Kaan most popular?
The top states for the name Kaan are New York (100 births), California (63 births), New Jersey (36 births).
How long has the name Kaan been used?
Kaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaamil, Kaash, Kaare, Kaanan, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1982–2024 (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.