Kanav
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in England and Wales.
Kanav by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Kanav.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Kanav
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 Kanav. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kanannest or place of reeds18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kanaiof the sea26 in the US (2017)
- Kanareed or plant; biblical reference to Cana15 in the US (2017)
- Karamgenerosity or noble54 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kenanpossession, acquired; biblical name22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kanonrule, law94 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kanav
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