Kanan
Kanan is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Kanan are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 50% male / 50% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Azerbaijan, Arabic and Persian countries
- US births since 1880
- 452 male / 11 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kanan
To address Kanan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kanan," in English, "Guten Tag Kanan," in German. About 50% of people named Kanan are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kanan,
German
Guten Tag Kanan,
French
Bonjour Kanan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kanan:
Chinese
Kanan您好：
Japanese
Kanan様
English
Hi Kanan,
German
Hi Kanan,
French
Salut Kanan,
Spanish
Hola Kanan,
Chinese
Kanan你好：
Japanese
Kananさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
452 male · 11 female · 463 births recorded
Since 1980: 98% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kanan a male or female name?
Kanan is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Kanan are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Kanan in an email?
To address Kanan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kanan," in English, "Guten Tag Kanan," in German. About 50% of people named Kanan are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Kanan a unisex name?
Kanan is a unisex name: 50% of people named Kanan are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Kanan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kanan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kanan,
title = {Is Kanan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kanan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}