Boys' name · since 2006
Kanav
Kanav has 168 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,402 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanav currently ranks #11402 among boys' names in America, with 168 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanav has been recorded 168 times among boys since 2006, currently ranked #11402 nationally and more common than 18% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #14,014 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,402 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 168 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanav ranks #14,014 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,402 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 168 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,402 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanav's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kanav compares
168 35th percentile among 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
Kanav's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 168 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kanav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kanav splits its recorded history at 2016: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kanav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kanav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Kanav's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Kanav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (57% of all-time use).
Kanav by state
Where Kanav concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 168 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kanav's data
- Kanav's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kanavs (5 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 Kanav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Kanav 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.