Canaan is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #12452 in 2021 with 7 recorded births. This places Canaan in the bottom 30% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2010 with 19 births ranking #6700. In 2021, approximately 1 in every 234,245 girls born was named Canaan. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.