Masculine dossier · first seen 1973

Canaan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Canaan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

385

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1973Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

48.3%

2024

199

All-time

5,629

Canaan is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 385 boys were named Canaan.

In 2024, only 199 boys were given the name.

Down 48.3% from its peak.

All told, about 5,629 Americans have been named Canaan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1973.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

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