US rank #13691 Boys' name Peak 2018 28 births

Kaanan — #13691 US boys' name

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

2010s122020s16
#13691
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 4% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Kaanan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kaanan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaanan

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Kaanan between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaanan currently holds the #13691 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaanan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaanan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaanan 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 28 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.

Kaanan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

28

Since 2018

7 years of records

Peak year

2018

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,691

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2018

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaanan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2018

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20242023202220192018 7

Kaanan by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
16 births that decade — 57% of Kaanan's all-time total
2010s122020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaanan?
28 babies have been named Kaanan since 2018. It currently ranks #13691 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Kaanan most popular?
Kaanan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Kaanan been used?
Kaanan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 7 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaanan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaan, Kaamil, Kaash, Kaare, 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, 2018–2024 (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.