Is Canaan a boy or girl name?
Canaan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 199 boys were named Canaan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.3% of the 5,947 US babies named Canaan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,087
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Canaan since 1973
- 5,947
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 385 babies
Boys and girls named Canaan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 217 | 21 | 8.8% |
| 1990s | 635 | 74 | 10.4% |
| 2000s | 1,257 | 98 | 7.2% |
| 2010s | 2,346 | 103 | 4.2% |
| 2020s | 1,092 | 22 | 2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 199 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 190 | #1,111 | 10 | #9,738 |
| 2022 | 236 | #960 | 5 | #15,746 |
| 2021 | 236 | #954 | 7 | #12,452 |
| 2020 | 231 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 265 | #846 | 9 | #10,635 |
| 2018 | 270 | #828 | 16 | #7,164 |
| 2017 | 318 | #745 | 7 | #12,975 |
| 2016 | 385 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 285 | #806 | 13 | #8,552 |
| 2014 | 180 | #1,074 | 12 | #9,091 |
| 2013 | 149 | #1,204 | 7 | #13,445 |
| 2012 | 172 | #1,085 | 14 | #8,301 |
| 2011 | 159 | #1,137 | 6 | #15,198 |
| 2010 | 163 | #1,138 | 19 | #6,700 |
| 2009 | 146 | #1,228 | 16 | #7,748 |
| 2008 | 150 | #1,182 | 11 | #10,216 |
| 2007 | 137 | #1,278 | 7 | #14,200 |
| 2006 | 161 | #1,092 | 9 | #11,620 |
| 2005 | 126 | #1,253 | 5 | #16,965 |
| 2004 | 118 | #1,272 | 8 | #11,814 |
| 2003 | 119 | #1,224 | 14 | #7,662 |
| 2002 | 99 | #1,333 | 9 | #10,385 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,231 | 10 | #9,496 |
| 2000 | 93 | #1,362 | 9 | #10,041 |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,459 | 13 | #7,313 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,302 | 13 | #7,179 |
| 1997 | 87 | #1,311 | 6 | #12,336 |
| 1996 | 75 | #1,401 | 7 | #10,763 |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,710 | 8 | #9,710 |
| 1994 | 54 | #1,670 | 8 | #9,712 |
| 1993 | 58 | #1,558 | 9 | #8,836 |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,846 | 10 | #8,174 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,485 | 6 | #11,040 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,616 | 5 | #12,077 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,174 | 5 | #11,542 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,153 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,960 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 34 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,852 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,352 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,980 | 5 | #10,589 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,028 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,637 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,294 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,468 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,973 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,573 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Canaan reached #671 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #6,700 in 2010. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.