Kanen
Kan'en (寛延) was a Japanese era name after Enkyō and before Hōreki. This period spanned the years from July 1748 to October 1751. The reigning emperor was Emperor Momozono (桃園天皇).
Meaning & Origin of Kanen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kan'en (寛延) was a Japanese era name after Enkyō and before Hōreki. This period spanned the years from July 1748 to October 1751. The reigning emperor was Emperor Momozono (桃園天皇).
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The Story of Kanen
American parents first put Kanen on the record books as a baby boy name in 1994, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 42 Kanens were born — ranking #2,837 that year. About 42% of every Kanen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kanen ranks #5,099 for baby boys with 19 births, falling sharply (-34%). All told, over 634 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kanen
Kanen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 634 births in the dataset. Kanen's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,837. Use the chart and map above to compare Kanen'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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