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Canaan

“Historic Middle Eastern region roughly matching ancient Palestine/Israel” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1044 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Canaan has appeared in US records since 1973 — best rank #669 (2016) · 5,843 babies named Canaan all-time · 1 in 8,300 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Canaans

• Canaan Banana — 1st President of Zimbabwe (1936-2003)
• Canaan Smith-Njigba — American baseball player
• Canaan Smith — American country singer
• Canaan Severin — American-football player (1993-)
• Canaan Mdletshe — South African journalist and politician (1955–2024)

In stories & tradition

• Canaan — Genesis 10

What Canaans become

Among 15 notable people named Canaan:

No single standout — notable Canaans spread across many fields.

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