Meaning and history
From כְּנַעַן (Kenaʿan), the Hebrew name of the ancient region of Canaan, possibly derived from a root meaning “low” or “humble,” this name appears in the Old Testament as that of a son of Ham, who is said to be the ancestor and namesake of the Canaanite peoples.
20062006: 161 births, rank #1,091
2007: 137 births, rank #1,277
2008: 150 births, rank #1,182
2009: 146 births, rank #1,226
2010: 163 births, rank #1,137
20112011: 159 births, rank #1,136
2012: 172 births, rank #1,084
2013: 149 births, rank #1,203
2014: 180 births, rank #1,074
2015: 285 births, rank #806
20162016: 385 births, rank #669
2017: 318 births, rank #745
2018: 270 births, rank #827
2019: 265 births, rank #845
2020: 231 births, rank #950
20212021: 236 births, rank #954
2022: 236 births, rank #959
2023: 190 births, rank #1,111
2024: 201 births, rank #1,082
20252025: 212 births, rank #1,044
Canaan moved from #954 to #960 for boys between 2021 and 2022. Its highest annual birth count came in 2016, with 385 births.