boy's name
Kanaan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,219
Kanaan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 87 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 67,664 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Kanaan 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 | 80 |
| 2000s | 202 |
| 2010s | 491 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 420 |
How popular is Kanaan?
In 2025, Kanaan was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kanaan is used
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 Kanaan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kanaan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kanaan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kanaan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kanaan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kanaan
How popular is the name Kanaan?
In 2025, Kanaan was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kanaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanaan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kanaan most popular?
Kanaan peaked in 2018, when 87 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kanaan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kanaan currently ranks #2,648 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.