Canaan is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Canaan means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Canaan across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Canaan has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Canaan is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “lowland”. A biblical place name used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,167 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 92 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Canaan per year, United States (1973 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (385/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1999 (7/yr).
Canaan is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #1,400 nationally (given to 391 babies that year).
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