Canyon Boy
How popular is Canyon?
#1,602 boy name in 2025
106 baby boys were named Canyon in the US in 2025, making it the 1602nd most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Canyon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,602 for boys (▼ 176 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 106 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-8% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,463 in 2015, #1,473 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (167 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,000 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 92% boys, 8% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Canyon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Canyon family of names ranked #1,223 for boys in 2025 (#1,128 the year before), with 133 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 106 | 80% |
| Kanyon | 27 | 20% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Canyon is most popular
Babies named Canyon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Canyon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39 | #3,961 |
| 1980s | 50 | #3,440 |
| 1990s | 505 | #1,291 |
| 2000s | 1,301 | #1,000 |
| 2010s | 1,130 | #1,339 |
| 2020s | 802 | #1,179 |
Boy names about as popular as Canyon
Questions
- Is Canyon a boy or girl name?
- Canyon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Canyon were boys.
- How popular is the name Canyon?
- 106 baby boys were named Canyon in the US in 2025, making it the 1602nd most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Canyon most popular?
- Canyon peaked in 2021, when 167 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,000 in 2003.
- How many people are named Canyon?
- 4,086 babies have been named Canyon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,035 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Canyon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Canyon was most common in Utah, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.