Canan*
#16,827 most common boys' name of all time · #43,896 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1980–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#16,827
Rank overall
#43,896 of 105,966
First appeared
1980
Years on the list
11 of 146
All-time
81
Since 2016
53
Peak year
2018 #5,866
Best rank
#5,866 2018
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Canan first appears in 1980. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.