Recorded 2020–2020 Girls' name Peak 2020 5 births

Kanak — girls' name

5 babies named Kanak in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s5
2020s
Peak decade

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

2020
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kanak in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanak

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Kanak between 2020 and 2020, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanak currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanak performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanak 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 5 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.

Kanak at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

5

Since 2020

1 years of records

Peak year

2020

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2020

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kanak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 2020 5

Kanak by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
5 births that decade — 100% of Kanak's all-time total
2020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanak?
5 babies have been named Kanak since 2020. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2020 with 5 births.
When was Kanak most popular?
Kanak was most popular in the 2020s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Kanak been used?
Kanak has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 1 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kanak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2020–2020 (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.