Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: rare
KhananIn Hebrew: חנן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: חָנָןRomanization: khanán
Khanan (Hebrew: חנן) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 3,628 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 6 boys and ranked #809. Its peak year was 1978, with 99 babies.
- People in Israel
- 3,628
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 6
- rank #809
- Peak year
- 1978
- 99 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Khanan
In Hebrew letters the name is חנן, read right to left. Khanan is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "khanán" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Hanan and Chanan
Cognate with Arabic ح ن ن (ḥ n n).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Khanan by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Khanan
How do you write Khanan in Hebrew?
Khanan is written חנן in Hebrew (with vowel points: חָנָן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "khanán".
How many people in Israel are named Khanan?
3,628 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name חנן: 192 women and 3,436 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Khanan a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 94.7% of the people named חנן are men.
What does the name Khanan mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Hanan and Chanan" Etymology: Cognate with Arabic ح ن ن (ḥ n n).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.