Canaan
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning land of low-lying areas; biblical place name.
Babies a year
324
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
How Canaan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #806 |
| 2016 | #670 |
| 2017 | #745 |
| 2018 | #829 |
| 2019 | #845 |
| 2020 | #948 |
| 2021 | #955 |
| 2022 | #957 |
Canaan was given to 324 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
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