Recorded 2004–2004 Boys' name Peak 2004 6 births

Kan — boys' name

6 babies named Kan in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s6
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kan was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kan in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kan

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Kan between 2004 and 2004, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kan 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 6 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.

Kan at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

6

Since 2004

1 years of records

Peak year

2004

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

2004

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 2004

Kan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2004

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (2004)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 2004 6

Kan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 100% of Kan's all-time total
2000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kan?
6 babies have been named Kan since 2004. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 2004 with 6 births.
When was Kan most popular?
Kan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Kan been used?
Kan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 1 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Kan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kane, Kannon, Kanan, Kanon, and 4 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, 2004–2004 (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.