Masculine dossier · first seen 1972

Canyon

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Canyon
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

167

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1972Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

24.6%

2024

126

All-time

3,719

Canyon has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 167 boys were named Canyon.

In 2024, only 126 boys were given the name.

Down 24.6% from its peak.

All told, about 3,719 Americans have been named Canyon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1972.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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