Kanyon
Kanyon was the 3996th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1921st; the most babies were born in 2007 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved down 808 places. More babies were named Kanyon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,996 boys, down 827 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200766 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,475babies recorded
Kanyon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,996 | — | 27 |
| 2020 | #12,792 | #3,169 | 7 | 36 |
| 2010 | — | #2,938 | — | 40 |
| 2000 | — | #2,072 | — | 49 |
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How popular is Kanyon, counting every spelling?
Kanyon is a spelling of Canyon, a name family that ranked #1,318 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,996 for Kanyon on its own. Together these spellings went to 133 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 106 | #1,604 | 686 |
| Kanyon | 27 | #3,996 | 205 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kanyon?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kanyon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kanyon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kanyon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kanyon?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Kanyon are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Kanyon mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kanyon by state
How common Kanyon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kanyon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kanyon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kanyon
How popular is the name Kanyon?
Kanyon was the 3996th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1921st; the most babies were born in 2007 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved down 808 places. More babies were named Kanyon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kanyon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Kanyon in the US.
Where is Kanyon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kanyon was most common in Utah (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Texas.