Canan
The Story of Canan
As a girl name
Canan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 5 Canans were born — ranking #10,393 that year. As of 2026, Canan ranks #10,393 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Canans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Canan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 15 Canans were born — ranking #5,770 that year. As of 2026, Canan ranks #8,287 for boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 69 Canans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Canan
Canan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Canan's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #5,770. Use the chart and map above to compare Canan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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