Kanan is a rare variant of Kannon that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Kanan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,109 for boy births in the United States (and #2,266 across all names), given to 194 babies. Kanan first appears in 1982 and peaked in 2022 (225 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 194 | 194 | — | #1,109 |
| 2024 | 186 | 186 | — | #1,136 |
| 2023 | 198 | 198 | — | #1,085 |
| 2022 | 225 | 225 | — | #993 |
| 2021 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,199 |
| 2020 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,595 |
| 2019 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,391 |
| 2018 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,190 |
| 2017 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,589 |
| 2016 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,102 |
| 2015 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,000 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,851 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,227 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,378 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,792 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,897 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,429 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,259 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,349 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,602 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,990 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #15,059 | #7,274 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,062 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,315 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,827 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,771 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,208 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | — | #7,697 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | — | #4,286 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,707 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | — | #5,276 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | — | #5,988 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #7,950 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,756 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,251 | — |