Kanen is a rare variant of Kannon that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Kanen is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,310 for boy births in the United States (and #11,185 across all names), given to 18 babies. Kanen was first reported in SSA data in 1994 and peaked in 2016 (42 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #5,310 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #5,338 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #3,844 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | #3,873 |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | #3,971 |
| 2019 | 41 | 41 | #2,966 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #3,479 |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | #3,040 |
| 2016 | 42 | 42 | #2,859 |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 | #3,330 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #5,593 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #6,441 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #4,607 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #5,559 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #5,893 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #5,952 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | #4,332 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #5,559 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #5,424 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,426 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #4,895 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #7,548 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #5,904 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #4,788 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #6,121 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #5,856 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #6,568 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #6,941 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,772 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #6,176 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #6,685 |