Is Kanaan a boy or girl name?

Kanaan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,193 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Kanaan

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Kanaan was most popular in 2018, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,857 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,675, with 49 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,193 people named Kanaan.

Kanaan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kanaan’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kanaan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kanaan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,193 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kanaan

Where Kanaan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 3.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org