How Many People Are Named Kannen?
An estimated 264 people in the United States have the first name Kannen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Kannen peaked in popularity in 2016 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kannen 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 Kannen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
264
About 1 in 1,298,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2016
22 births
Total Registered
266
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kannen
Kannen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 266 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kannen as a male name
Ranked #11,608 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (22 births)
Kannen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kannen span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 137 babies were registered. While Kannen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kannen by Decade
How has Kannen 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.
Kannen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kannen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kannen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kannen?
We estimate approximately 264 people named Kannen 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 1,298,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Kannen a common name?
Kannen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 266 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kannen most popular?
Kannen reached peak popularity in 2016, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kannen is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kannen a male name?
Kannen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kannen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kannen Smith, Kannen Johnson, Kannen 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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