Boys' name · since 1991
Kanan
1,809 babies named Kanan in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,809
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,809 babies have been named Kanan since 1991, making it today's #1110 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kanan recorded 1,809 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #1110 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #3,515 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,110 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,809 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanan ranks #3,515 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,110 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,809 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,809
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kanan's 1,809 recorded births place it above 92.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kanan compares
1,809 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kanan's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,809 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 225 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kanan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kanan splits its recorded history at 2009: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 225 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kanan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 225
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kanan popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1982 (Kanan as girls' name)
Kanan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,067 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Kanan's strongest decade.
1,067 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kanan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s 112
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
553 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,067 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,067 births (59% of all-time use).
How Kanan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kanan's total volume
Kanan by state
Where Kanan concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 195 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 133 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 81 | 4.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 80 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 70 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 63 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 61 | 3.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 57 | 3.2% |
195 of 1,809 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Kanan appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kanan's data
- California records the most Kanans (195 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kanan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kanan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.