Masculine dossier · first seen 1973
Canaan
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2016
Peak era
2016
Peak births
385
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Canaan
How many people are named Canaan?
An estimated 5,761 living Americans are named Canaan.
How rare is Canaan?
Canaan is uncommon among babies today, with 212 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 44.9% from its 2016 peak.
How old is the typical Canaan?
The median age of a living American named Canaan is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 21 years old.
Is Canaan still popular?
Not especially. Canaan has been declining since its 2016 peak and registered 212 births in 2025.
Where is Canaan most common?
Canaan has its strongest geographic signal in Kentucky, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1973Peak 20162025
Peak year
2016
Decline from peak
44.9%
2025
212
All-time
5,843
Where it lives now
Canaan is most concentrated in Tennessee — about 3.7× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Alabama.
States where Canaan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.