How Many People Are Named Kaan?
An estimated 850 people in the United States have the first name Kaan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Kaan peaked in popularity in 2018 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaan 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 Kaan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
850
About 1 in 403,240 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2018
39 births
Total Registered
859
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaan
Kaan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 859 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kaan as a male name
Ranked #3,723 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (39 births)
Kaan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 351 babies were registered. While Kaan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kaan by Decade
How has Kaan 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.
Kaan by State
Birth registrations for Kaan span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, New Jersey. On average, about 47 Kaans were registered per state.
Kaan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaan?
We estimate approximately 850 people named Kaan 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 403,240 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaan a common name?
Kaan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 859 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaan most popular?
Kaan reached peak popularity in 2018, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaan is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaan a male name?
Kaan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaan Smith, Kaan Johnson, Kaan 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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