Boy name
Canaan
Canaan holds the #1044 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 212 newborn boys in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2016 (#669 nationally, 385 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1973. The name's biggest fan base is in Kentucky (#450 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#1044
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#669
in 2016 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
212
boys named Canaan
Canaan popularity, 1880–2025
Where Canaan is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kentucky (#450), North Carolina (#512), Louisiana (#672)
Uniqueness score
54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Canaan in the most recent year of SSA data.