The baby name Canan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced jah-NAHN (Turkish: /dʒaˈnan/).
Canan is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Canan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced jah-NAHN (Turkish: /dʒaˈnan/).
Canan is Turkish in Origin.
Canan is a feminine given name in Turkish and Azerbaijani, pronounced "JAH-nahn." From Persian Janān (جانان) built on jān "soul, life; dear," it means "beloved," "sweetheart," or "darling one," a staple of classical Persian love poetry adopted into Ottoman Turkish.
In Ottoman ghazals and Sufi verse, Canan/Janān often signifies the Beloved - human or divine - giving the name a literary, devotional aura. Across Azerbaijan the name keeps the same meaning and soft "c" sound. It saw steady use from late Ottoman times and was especially popular in mid-20th-century Turkey; today it reads classic and slightly vintage. Variants and transliterations include Canân (older Turkish spelling) and Janan/Janān/Janaan in Persian, Pashto, and Urdu. Related Turkish names from the same root include Can and Cansu. Not to be confused with biblical Canaan.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 574 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #72 | 4 | 1,051 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| BG | 0 | #81 | 2 | 1,799 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #107 | 2 | 1,564 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| TR | 0 | #132 | 18,835 | 19,440 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #175 | 3 | 2,769 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #187 | 37 | 3,559 |
| DK | 0 | #203 | 4 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #227 | 16 | 6,293 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #290 | 27 | 7,429 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #337 | 84 | 1,885 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| NL | 0 | #373 | 19 | 2,481 | |
| Germany | 0 | #381 | 57 | 2,542 | |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #398 | 604 | 4,949 |
| France | Girls | 2014 | #415 | 3 | 3,259 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #483 | 22 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #728 | 11 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #742 | 215 | 5,933 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #884 | 9 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #926 | 27 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,107 | 70 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,162 | 17 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,426 | 21 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Canan is popular in 53 countries — most recent births per country:
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