Canyon*
#2,004 most common boys' name of all time · #4,818 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1972–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#2,004
Rank overall
#4,818 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
49 of 146
All-time
4,086
Since 2016
1,395
Peak year
2021 #1,181
Best rank
#1,005 2003
Girls
Boys
peak 184/yr
Canyon first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 106 | 115 | #1,605 |
| 2024 | 7 | 128 | 135 | #1,427 |
| 2023 | 16 | 133 | 149 | #1,393 |
| 2022 | 14 | 152 | 166 | #1,273 |
| 2021 | 17 | 167 | 184 | #1,181 |
| 2020 | 9 | 116 | 125 | #1,474 |
| 2019 | 9 | 114 | 123 | #1,500 |
| 2018 | 13 | 119 | 132 | #1,461 |
| 2017 | 9 | 115 | 124 | #1,471 |
| 2016 | 9 | 133 | 142 | #1,343 |
| 2015 | 18 | 115 | 133 | #1,464 |
| 2014 | 9 | 106 | 115 | #1,519 |
| 2013 | 8 | 107 | 115 | #1,516 |
| 2012 | 7 | 112 | 119 | #1,461 |
| 2011 | 7 | 102 | 109 | #1,554 |
| 2010 | 6 | 107 | 113 | #1,519 |
| 2009 | — | 125 | 125 | #1,375 |
| 2008 | 16 | 119 | 135 | #1,420 |
| 2007 | 10 | 144 | 154 | #1,226 |
| 2006 | 17 | 157 | 174 | #1,113 |
| 2005 | 11 | 145 | 156 | #1,130 |
| 2004 | 6 | 155 | 161 | #1,048 |
| 2003 | 8 | 158 | 166 | #1,005 |
| 2002 | 6 | 101 | 107 | #1,324 |
| 2001 | 8 | 97 | 105 | #1,341 |
| 2000 | — | 100 | 100 | #1,298 |
| 1999 | — | 90 | 90 | #1,340 |
| 1998 | — | 90 | 90 | #1,337 |
| 1997 | 5 | 88 | 93 | #1,306 |
| 1996 | 5 | 63 | 68 | #1,580 |
| 1995 | — | 62 | 62 | #1,543 |
| 1994 | — | 44 | 44 | #1,919 |
| 1993 | — | 26 | 26 | #2,749 |
| 1992 | — | 17 | 17 | #3,689 |
| 1991 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,378 |
| 1990 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,575 |
| 1989 | — | 16 | 16 | #3,573 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,786 |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,838 |
| 1983 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,410 |
| 1982 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,903 |
| 1981 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,822 |
| 1980 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,850 |
| 1979 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,725 |
| 1976 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,405 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,042 |
| 1974 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,570 |
| 1973 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,994 |
| 1972 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,400 |