Tools / Baby names / K

Kaan

Boy

Meaning of Kaan: Turkish: 'ruler'

Kaan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Turkish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3246th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1162nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3246

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1162

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

894

First recorded 1982 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 25 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 35 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 36 babies2010: 36 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 32 babies2014: 32 babies2015: 37 babies2016: 38 babies2017: 32 babies2018: 39 babies2019: 39 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Kaan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Turkish boys' names

Other names starting with K