Is Kanan a boy or girl name?
Kanan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 184 boys were named Kanan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 1,624 US babies named Kanan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,140
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kanan since 1982
- 1,624
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 225 babies
Boys and girls named Kanan, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 184 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 198 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 225 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 162 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 102 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 128 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 160 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 102 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,850 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,227 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,377 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,791 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,896 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,428 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,258 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,349 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,600 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,989 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,272 | 6 | #15,058 |
| 2003 | 12 | #6,061 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,314 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,826 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,771 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,208 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,698 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,286 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,707 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,277 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,987 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,950 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,757 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,250 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kanan reached #992 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #11,250 in 1982. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kanan
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.