Kainan is a rare variant of Kannon that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Kainan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,808 for boy births in the United States (and #8,166 across all names), given to 29 babies. Kainan first appears in 1992 and peaked in 2018 (72 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | #3,808 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | #2,981 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | #2,634 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | #3,246 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | #2,569 |
| 2020 | 38 | 38 | #3,054 |
| 2019 | 55 | 55 | #2,445 |
| 2018 | 72 | 72 | #2,020 |
| 2017 | 49 | 49 | #2,581 |
| 2016 | 38 | 38 | #3,090 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | #3,471 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | #4,069 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | #3,810 |
| 2012 | 28 | 28 | #3,753 |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | #3,555 |
| 2010 | 35 | 35 | #3,211 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | #3,773 |
| 2008 | 26 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | #5,109 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | #4,159 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | #4,389 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #7,267 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | #5,158 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #4,807 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #5,017 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #5,443 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #5,492 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #4,525 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #5,867 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | #6,249 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #3,373 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,277 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,453 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #7,050 |