Meaning and history
The name means “soul” or “life” and, by extension, “darling” or “sweetheart” in Turkish, derived from Persian جان (jān).
20062006: 11 births, rank #6,904
2007: 9 births, rank #8,173
2008: 18 births, rank #5,067
2009: 9 births, rank #8,310
2010: 16 births, rank #5,478
20112011: 18 births, rank #4,983
2012: 17 births, rank #5,256
2013: 11 births, rank #7,026
2014: 13 births, rank #6,307
2015: 19 births, rank #4,890
20162016: 28 births, rank #3,776
2017: 24 births, rank #4,224
2018: 30 births, rank #3,607
2019: 27 births, rank #3,899
2020: 10 births, rank #7,502
20212021: 16 births, rank #5,562
2022: 19 births, rank #5,019
2023: 20 births, rank #4,886
2024: 24 births, rank #4,321
20252025: 11 births, rank #7,194
In 2025, 11 babies were recorded with the name Can, ranking #7,194 among boys.