Boys' name · since 2005

Kannin

Kannin has 57 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,259 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

Kannin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 57 have been recorded since 2005.

Social Security Administration records show Kannin recorded 57 times among boys since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2005 to 2019.

  • #21,259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 57 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kannin ranks #21,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#21,259 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kannin's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kannin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kannin's full recorded timeline at 2015, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kannin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
45678910 20052010201220132015201620172019 6

Kannin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (51 births, 89% of the file).

2010s was Kannin's strongest decade.

51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.

Kannin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51 births (89% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kannin? ▼
Since 2005, Social Security records show 57 babies named Kannin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #21,259 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 9 births.
Where does Kannin sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kannin ranks #21,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kannin most popular? ▼
Kannin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Kannin been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kannin since 2005 -- 15 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Kannin? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Kannin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kannin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2019 (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 Kannin 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.