US rank #7981 Boys' name Peak 2021 150 births

Kaenan — #7981 US boys' name

150 babies named Kaenan in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s232010s702020s52
#7981
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kaenan was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kaenan in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaenan

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Kaenan between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaenan currently holds the #7981 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaenan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaenan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaenan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaenan 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 150 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.

Kaenan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

150

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2021

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,981

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaenan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
16
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015200820011995 5

Kaenan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
70 births that decade — 47% of Kaenan's all-time total
1990s52000s232010s702020s52

Kaenan by state

Where Kaenan concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaenan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.3%
California share of Kaenan's total US births 3.3%

5 of 150 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaenan?
150 babies have been named Kaenan since 1995. It currently ranks #7981 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 16 births.
When was Kaenan most popular?
Kaenan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Kaenan most popular?
The top states for the name Kaenan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kaenan been used?
Kaenan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaenan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaeden, Kael, Kaedyn, Kaelan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.