male NAME · CURRENTLY #1044
Canaan
KAY-nən
“Traditionally interpreted as "land of purple" or "land of red-purple," referring to a valuable ancient dye.”
A biblical place name that is also used as a given name.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Canaan has traveled through time
101975
201980
161985
521990
601995
1022000
1312005
1822010
2982015
2312020
2182025
LATEST YEAR2025218 births
PEAK RANK#671in 2016
CURRENT USAGE2.8% F97.2% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.