Cannen
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.
Cannen by the numbers
Cannen was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Cannen
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cannen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Cannen
Names that are said the same way as Cannen, 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)
- Cainanpossessor, one who acquires40 in the US (2017)
- Kannanepithet of Krishna; one who plays the flute20 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cannen
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