US rank #8091 Boys' name Peak 2012 162 births

Kanav — #8091 US boys' name

162 babies named Kanav in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s262010s952020s41
#8091
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 43% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Kanav was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kanav in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanav

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Kanav between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kanav currently holds the #8091 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanav performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kanav shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Kanav in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanav 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 162 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.

Kanav at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

162

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2012

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,091

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kanav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 2024202120182014201120082006 5

Kanav by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 59% of Kanav's all-time total
2000s262010s952020s41

Kanav by state

Where Kanav concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kanav
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.1%
California share of Kanav's total US births 3.1%

5 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanav?
162 babies have been named Kanav since 2006. It currently ranks #8091 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 15 births.
When was Kanav most popular?
Kanav was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kanav most popular?
The top states for the name Kanav are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kanav been used?
Kanav has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kanav?
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, 2006–2024 (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.