Cainan is a rare variant of Cannon that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Cainan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,526 for boy births in the United States (and #7,595 across all names), given to 32 babies. Cainan was first reported in SSA data in 1981 and peaked in 2016 (47 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | #3,526 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | #3,280 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | #3,904 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | #3,221 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | #4,262 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | #3,833 |
| 2019 | 44 | 44 | #2,815 |
| 2018 | 34 | 34 | #3,309 |
| 2017 | 41 | 41 | #2,903 |
| 2016 | 47 | 47 | #2,632 |
| 2015 | 38 | 38 | #3,033 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #4,280 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #4,494 |
| 2012 | 32 | 32 | #3,382 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2010 | 34 | 34 | #3,252 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | #3,057 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #3,752 |
| 2007 | 40 | 40 | #2,927 |
| 2006 | 40 | 40 | #2,842 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | #4,072 |
| 2004 | 39 | 39 | #2,703 |
| 2003 | 34 | 34 | #2,855 |
| 2002 | 23 | 23 | #3,684 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #3,861 |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | #3,042 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | #3,505 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | #3,078 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #5,230 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #4,832 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,062 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #5,048 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #7,540 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #4,800 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #4,704 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,068 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,530 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #5,554 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #5,890 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,040 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #3,651 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #4,191 |