How Many People Are Named Kannan?
people named Kannan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 999,370 people in the US has this name
Based on 345 babies named Kannan in Social Security records from 1998 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
26 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Tamil form of KRISHNA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Kannan in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kannan alive today is about 10 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 15 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kannan first appears in the records in 1998 and was given most often in 2018, to 26 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1998 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kannan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,050, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #5,497.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,497 |
| Best rank | #4,050 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,933 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kannan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kannan were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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