Kanin
Kanin is a given name and a surname. Russian feminine form of the surname is Kanina. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kanin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kanin is a given name and a surname. Russian feminine form of the surname is Kanina. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kanin
Kanin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 37 Kanins were born — ranking #3,103 that year. As of 2026, Kanin ranks #6,636 for baby boys with 12 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 413 Kanins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kanin
Kanin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 413 births in the dataset. Kanin's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,103. Use the chart and map above to compare Kanin'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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