Canaan

Rank 957th Boy Name

In 2022, the name Canaan was 957th most popular baby name for boys and 1,969th most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 240 babies were named Canaan in the United States. The gender distribution for "Canaan" is 97.9% male and 2.1% female.

In 2022, 1 out of every 14,085 babies in the United States were named Canaan. Today, the average age of someone named Canaan is around 14 to 16 years old.

The name "Canaan" is not common today.

Pronunciation

Canaan is pronounced kah-nun in English. The name Canaan has 6 letters and 2 syllables.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

The yellow line indicates overall rank of the name. The pink and blue area indicates the total number of girls and boys named "Canaan".

Boys
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Fun Facts about Canaan

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Geography

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Gender Distribution

Boys named Canaan
Girls named Canaan
97.9%

Relevant Categories

Similar Sounding Names

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Data Source

Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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