Cainan
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning possessor, one who acquires.
Babies a year
40
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Cainan by the numbers
Cainan was given to 40 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 47 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cainan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Cainan
Names that are said the same way as Cainan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Canaanland of low-lying areas; biblical place name324 in the US (2017)
- Kanannest or place of reeds18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kanonrule, law94 in the US (2017)
- Kanaanmerchant; variant spelling of canaan80 in the US (2017)
- Kannanepithet of Krishna; one who plays the flute20 in the US (2017)
- Cannon514 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cainan
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