Is Canyon a boy or girl name?
Canyon is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 126 boys were named Canyon, so 5.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.3% of the 3,969 US babies named Canyon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,433
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,372
- Babies named Canyon since 1972
- 3,969
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 184 babies
Boys and girls named Canyon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 505 | 10 | 1.9% |
| 2000s | 1,301 | 82 | 5.9% |
| 2010s | 1,130 | 95 | 7.8% |
| 2020s | 694 | 63 | 8.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 126 | #1,433 | 7 | #12,372 |
| 2023 | 133 | #1,390 | 16 | #6,983 |
| 2022 | 152 | #1,268 | 14 | #7,709 |
| 2021 | 167 | #1,177 | 17 | #6,742 |
| 2020 | 116 | #1,473 | 9 | #10,423 |
| 2019 | 114 | #1,496 | 9 | #10,637 |
| 2018 | 119 | #1,459 | 13 | #8,239 |
| 2017 | 115 | #1,467 | 9 | #10,857 |
| 2016 | 133 | #1,342 | 9 | #11,057 |
| 2015 | 115 | #1,464 | 18 | #6,775 |
| 2014 | 106 | #1,514 | 9 | #11,163 |
| 2013 | 107 | #1,512 | 8 | #12,205 |
| 2012 | 112 | #1,461 | 7 | #13,769 |
| 2011 | 102 | #1,546 | 7 | #13,633 |
| 2010 | 107 | #1,518 | 6 | #15,319 |
| 2009 | 125 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 119 | #1,414 | 16 | #7,816 |
| 2007 | 144 | #1,226 | 10 | #10,978 |
| 2006 | 157 | #1,113 | 17 | #7,212 |
| 2005 | 145 | #1,128 | 11 | #9,571 |
| 2004 | 155 | #1,045 | 6 | #14,502 |
| 2003 | 158 | #1,002 | 8 | #11,506 |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,317 | 6 | #13,907 |
| 2001 | 97 | #1,338 | 8 | #11,196 |
| 2000 | 100 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 90 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 88 | #1,297 | 5 | #14,099 |
| 1996 | 63 | #1,576 | 5 | #13,865 |
| 1995 | 62 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,717 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,627 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,264 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,445 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,472 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,435 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,447 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,177 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,500 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,403 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,381 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,461 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,007 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,577 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,240 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,574 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Canyon reached #1,002 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #6,742 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.