Given name & surname
Canan
“a beloved daughter”·“an official of the church”
Canan is a variant of Cana. One Turkish interpretation is “a beloved daughter.” Canan is a variant of Cannon. One French interpretation is “an official of the church.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Canan is a variant of Cana. One Turkish interpretation is “a beloved daughter.” Canan is a variant of Cannon. One French interpretation is “an official of the church.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Canan is a variant of Cana. An origin associated with Cana is Turkish. Canan is a variant of Cannon. An origin associated with Cannon is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Canan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 81
- 76 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,878 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,878 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 393 as a first name in 2020; 678 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Canan’s family of names
Canan has a related form in Cannon. Canan has a related form in Cana. In English usage, Canan as a surname has a related form in Cannan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Canan
- Canan DağdevirenTurkish engineer (born 1985)
- Canan GulluTurkish social reformer (born 1962)
- Canan ErgüderTurkish actor (born 1977)
- Canan TolonTurkish artist (born 1955)
- Canan KaftancıoğluTurkish statesperson (born 1972)
- Canan TopçuTurkish-German writerborn 1965
- Canan BayramGerman politician, jurist and lawyerborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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