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Can

Boy Turkish #4904 in 2023

Can is a boy name of Turkish origin.

Meaning of Can

Can is a common Turkish, Azerbaijani and Circassian given name and surname, meaning spirit, life, soul or heart.

Popularity of Can

Popularity, 1970–2023

20 births in 2023

1970 2023

519 U.S. births recorded from 1970–2023.

Peak year

2018

30 babies

First recorded

1970

53 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Free man; strong

Girl · Germanic languages

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Girl · Ancient Greek

from Κυνθία, feminine of Κύνθιος

Girl · Ancient Greek

from Αἰκατερίνη, Ἑκατερίνη, of debated meaning, possibly from ἑκάτερος, or from the name of the goddess Hecate

Boy · Germanic languages

Means "Charles"

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.