Kannan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,499 for boy births in the United States (and #11,588 across all names), given to 17 babies. Kannan first appears in 1998 and peaked in 2018 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #5,499 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #6,642 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | #4,280 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | #4,625 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | #4,558 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #5,574 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | #4,559 |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | #4,844 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | #4,864 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | #5,873 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,294 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #10,197 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #13,246 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #7,244 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #7,866 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #6,633 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #11,824 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,576 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,390 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #7,549 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #6,712 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #7,112 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,303 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #9,063 |