boy's name
Cannan
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 276
Cannan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cannan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 71 |
| 2010s | 124 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 75 |
How popular is Cannan?
In 2025, Cannan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cannan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cannan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cannan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cannan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cannan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cannan
How popular is the name Cannan?
In 2025, Cannan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cannan a girl's or a boy's name?
Cannan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cannan?
Cannan has 2 syllables.
When was Cannan most popular?
Cannan peaked in 2020, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Cannan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cannan currently ranks #13,014 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.