How Many People Are Named Kannan?
An estimated 325 people in the United States have the first name Kannan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Kannan peaked in popularity in 2018 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kannan 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 Kannan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
325
About 1 in 1,054,629 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2018
26 births
Total Registered
328
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kannan
Kannan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 328 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kannan as a male name
Ranked #6,623 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (26 births)
Kannan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kannan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 147 babies were registered. While Kannan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kannan by Decade
How has Kannan 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.
Kannan by State
Kannan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kannan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kannan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kannan?
We estimate approximately 325 people named Kannan 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 1,054,629 Americans share this first name.
Is Kannan a common name?
Kannan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 328 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kannan most popular?
Kannan reached peak popularity in 2018, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kannan is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kannan a male name?
Kannan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kannan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kannan Smith, Kannan Johnson, Kannan 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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