Canaan has been given to about 6,167 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2016, when 385 babies were given the name, ranking 671st. The typical living American called Canaan is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kentucky, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.