The baby name Kaan is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /kaːn/ — approx. "kahn" (one syllable, long a).
The baby name Kaan is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /kaːn/ — approx. "kahn" (one syllable, long a).
Kaan is in Origin.
Kaan is a modern Turkish masculine given name derived from the Old Turkic imperial title kağan/qağan (“khan, ruler, supreme sovereign”). The title designated the paramount leader of steppe empires such as the Göktürk khaganate, and it passed through Turkic and Mongolic languages. In Standard Turkish the etymon appears as Kağan; Kaan is a simplified, orthographic variant that reflects the long a and has become common in contemporary Turkey.
Use surged from the 1980s onward, especially among families valuing names evoking authority and leadership, and it remains widespread in the Turkish diaspora. Variants and related forms include Kağan, Kagan (transliteration), Kâan (older spelling), and the cognate Hakan; outside Turkish, the related title appears as Khan. Diminutives are rare, though Kaan often features in compound names. Despite visual similarity, it is unrelated to Turkish kan “blood.”
| Kaan Urgancıoğlu Kaan Urgancıoğlu is a Turkish actor best known for playing Emir Kozcuoğlu in the hit TV series Endless Love. He is also known for his role as Ilgaz Kaya in Family Secrets, which earned him a Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| TR | 0 | #92 | 26,020 | 19,440 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #115 | 23 | 1,769 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #153 | 36 | 401 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #200 | 20 | 3,850 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #248 | 20 | 6,912 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #278 | 175 | 2,180 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 5,122 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #302 | 5 | 2,588 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #316 | 10 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #347 | 41 | 2,865 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| NL | 0 | #381 | 11 | 2,481 | |
| Germany | 0 | #388 | 50 | 2,542 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #414 | 760 | 5,697 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #535 | 14 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #594 | 386 | 5,873 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #611 | 57 | 13,071 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #618 | 8 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #656 | 27 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #863 | 30 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #865 | 22 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #940 | 20 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 9 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 9 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,074 | 19 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,084 | 93 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,424 | 48 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,526 | 89 | 28,008 |
Kaan is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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