Boys' name · since 1998
Kannan
Kannan has 345 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,514 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 345
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kannan currently ranks #5514 among boys' names in America, with 345 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Kannan recorded 345 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #5514 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #9,822 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,514 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 345 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kannan ranks #9,822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,514 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 345 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,514 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 345
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kannan's 345 recorded births place it above 78.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kannan compares
345 48th 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
Kannan's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kannan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 345 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kannan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kannan's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kannan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kannan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (147 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Kannan's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kannan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 147 births (43% of all-time use).
Kannan by state
Where Kannan concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 345 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kannan's data
- Kannan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (147 total births) through the 2020s (115) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Kannans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kannan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Kannan 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.