Cannen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAN-on
- Origin
- English
Cannen is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cannen mean?
English: spelling of Cannon; English surname for a canon, a cathedral clergyman; also the word cannon
As a surname it comes from canon, a cathedral clergyman; as a word name it suggests the artillery gun.
Meaning borrowed from Cannon.
Is Cannen a girl's or a boy's name?
Cannen is a boys' name.
How popular is Cannen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Cannen in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cannen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Cannen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Brayden, Aiden, Deacon, Finnegan, Raiden, Finn, Declan, Brecken, Keegan, Ronan, Rayden
Names related to Cannen
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cannen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cannen, updated 20 October 2026.