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Kanaan

Boy

Meaning of Kanaan: Arabic: 'land of Canaan'

Kanaan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2599th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#2599

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,193

First recorded 1990 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 24 babies2008: 23 babies2009: 36 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 22 babies2012: 26 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 26 babies2015: 52 babies2016: 74 babies2017: 80 babies2018: 87 babies2019: 74 babies2020: 84 babies20202021: 81 babies2022: 80 babies2023: 60 babies2024: 66 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Kanaan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 87.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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