Canaan

Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Canaan first appears in the data in 1973 and has been recorded in 52 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 385 babies (rank #671 that year). In 2024 it was given to 199 boys (rank #1,087). The name has been declining over the last five years.
5,947
Total babies (all years)
52
Years in the data
385
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

→ See names similar to Canaan  ·  Popular names of the 2010s  ·  Boys names starting with C

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Canaan in 2024

Other boys' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19736#4,573
197412#2,973
197510#3,468
197611#3,294
197719#2,376
197810#3,637
197914#3,028
198015#2,980
198121#2,352
198216#2,852
198334#1,688
198425#2,106
198516#2,960
198615#3,153
198727#2,174
198822#2,616
198926#2,485
199052#1,590
199143#1,830
199244#1,846
199358#1,558
199454#1,670
199552#1,710
199675#1,401
199787#1,311
199891#1,302
199979#1,459
200093#1,362
2001108#1,231
200299#1,333
2003119#1,224
2004118#1,272
2005126#1,253
2006161#1,092
2007137#1,278
2008150#1,182
2009146#1,228
2010163#1,138
2011159#1,137
2012172#1,085
2013149#1,204
2014180#1,074
2015285#806
2016385#671
2017318#745
2018270#828
2019265#846
2020231#948
2021236#954
2022236#960
2023190#1,111
2024199#1,087