Kaan is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning “ruler.” In 2024 it was given to 30 boys in the United States.
Kaan belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “ruler” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kaan first appears in Social Security records in 1982. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2987 in 2005, and in 2024 30 babies received the name — 859 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kaan means “ruler” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kaan is a boy name. In 2024, 30 babies received the name in the US.
Kaan comes from the Turkish tradition.
Kaan first appears in US records in 1982. Its best-ever ranking was #2987 in 2005, and 30 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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