boy's name
Kanen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 654
Kanen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2016, when 42 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Kanen 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 | 55 |
| 2000s | 147 |
| 2010s | 269 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 142 |
How popular is Kanen?
In 2025, Kanen was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kanen 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 Kanen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kanen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kanen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kanen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kanen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kanen
How popular is the name Kanen?
In 2025, Kanen was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kanen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kanen most popular?
Kanen peaked in 2016, when 42 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kanen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kanen currently ranks #5,317 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.