Unisex name · since 2012
Kannyn
Kannyn has 44 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,449 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
44 girls have been named Kannyn since 2012, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kannyn recorded 44 times among girls since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2012 to 2023.
- #36,449 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kannyn ranks #36,449 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #36,449 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kannyn's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kannyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kannyn splits its recorded history at 2020: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kannyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2023
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Kannyn popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 2016 (Kannyn as boys' name)
Kannyn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (25 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Kannyn's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Kannyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (57% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kannyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2012–2023 (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 Kannyn 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.