There are 5 Canaan names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Canaan names 1 to 5. Benjamin was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, French, and German, and it was followed in popularity by the English Caleb and the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham. The unusual Canaan names are Canaan (English) and Falk (Hebrew, Yiddish, and German). Canaan names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1940s. At the height of their usage in 2001, 1.321% of baby boys were given Canaan names. There were 3 Canaan names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2008, 3 Canaan names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.176%. Within all Canaan names, the English, French, and German Benjamin was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #25 and a usage of 0.593%.
NAME MATCH: | Canaan | land of reeds ...The boy name Canaan is pronounced as KEYNahN ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Abraham  187 | father of a multitude ... possess the land of Canaan ... |
Benjamin  25 | son of the south, son ... born in the southern Canaan instead of the northern ... |
Caleb  34 | dog; dog-like devotion ... to the promised land of Canaan ... |
| Falk | falcon ... circled the Land of Canaan before descending into ... |
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