Canaan is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Canaan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,044 among boys (212) and #13,520 among girls (6) — overall #2,093 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 218 | 218 | #13,520 | #1,044 |
| 2024 | 201 | 201 | — | #1,082 |
| 2023 | 200 | 200 | #9,751 | #1,112 |
| 2022 | 241 | 241 | #15,759 | #960 |
| 2021 | 243 | 243 | #12,463 | #954 |
| 2020 | 231 | 231 | — | #950 |
| 2019 | 274 | 274 | #10,637 | #846 |
| 2018 | 286 | 286 | #7,169 | #828 |
| 2017 | 325 | 325 | #12,982 | #745 |
| 2016 | 385 | 385 | — | #671 |
| 2015 | 298 | 298 | #8,556 | #806 |
| 2014 | 192 | 192 | #9,093 | #1,074 |
| 2013 | 156 | 156 | #13,446 | #1,205 |
| 2012 | 186 | 186 | #8,301 | #1,085 |
| 2011 | 165 | 165 | #15,198 | #1,137 |
| 2010 | 182 | 182 | #6,701 | #1,139 |
| 2009 | 162 | 162 | #7,750 | #1,228 |
| 2008 | 161 | 161 | #10,216 | #1,182 |
| 2007 | 144 | 144 | #14,200 | #1,278 |
| 2006 | 170 | 170 | #11,621 | #1,092 |
| 2005 | 131 | 131 | #16,968 | #1,253 |
| 2004 | 126 | 126 | #11,814 | #1,273 |
| 2003 | 133 | 133 | #7,663 | #1,224 |
| 2002 | 108 | 108 | #10,388 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 118 | 118 | #9,496 | #1,231 |
| 2000 | 102 | 102 | #10,042 | #1,362 |
| 1999 | 92 | 92 | #7,313 | #1,459 |
| 1998 | 104 | 104 | #7,179 | #1,302 |
| 1997 | 93 | — | #12,336 | #1,311 |
| 1996 | 82 | — | #10,762 | #1,401 |
| 1995 | 60 | — | #9,710 | #1,710 |
| 1994 | 62 | — | #9,712 | #1,670 |
| 1993 | 67 | — | #8,835 | #1,558 |
| 1992 | 54 | — | #8,173 | #1,848 |
| 1991 | 43 | — | — | #1,830 |
| 1990 | 52 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1989 | 32 | — | #11,041 | #2,486 |
| 1988 | 27 | — | #12,078 | #2,617 |
| 1987 | 32 | — | #11,543 | #2,174 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | — | #3,153 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | — | #2,960 |
| 1984 | 25 | — | — | #2,106 |
| 1983 | 34 | — | — | #1,688 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | — | #2,853 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | — | #2,352 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #10,587 | #2,980 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | — | #3,028 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | — | #3,638 |
| 1977 | 19 | — | — | #2,376 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | — | #3,295 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,468 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | — | #2,973 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #4,573 |