Black serpent
Derived from the Mayan words 'kaan' (serpent) and 'ek' (black). It was historically used as a title for the rulers of the Itza people in the Peten Basin of Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula.
Less common today
Canek isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,524 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Legendary Mexican masked professional wrestler and bodybuilder
18th-century Maya revolutionary who led a rebellion against the Spanish
