How Many People Are Named Caanan?
An estimated 24 people in the United States have the first name Caanan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Caanan peaked in popularity in 2009 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caanan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caanan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Caanan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
24
About 1 in 14,281,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2009
8 births
Total Registered
24
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caanan
Caanan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 24 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Caanan as a male name
Ranked #9,103 in 2009
8 male births in 2009
Peak: 2009 (8 births)
Caanan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caanan span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 11 babies were registered. While Caanan is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Caanan by Decade
How has Caanan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caanan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caanan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caanan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caanan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caanan?
We estimate approximately 24 people named Caanan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,281,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Caanan a common name?
Caanan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caanan most popular?
Caanan reached peak popularity in 2009, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caanan is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caanan a male name?
Caanan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caanan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caanan Smith, Caanan Johnson, Caanan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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