Canyon

A boys’ name of Spanish origin, meaning deep gorge or ravine.

Babies a year
122
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Canyon by the numbers

Canyon was given to 122 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 158 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Canyon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Cantoncorner or district21 in the US (2017)
  • Cannon514 in the US (2017)
  • Canon118 in the US (2017)
  • Candon5 in the US (2017)
  • Carsonson of the marsh-dweller4,910 in the US (2017)
  • Canaanland of low-lying areas; biblical place name324 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Canyon

Names that are said the same way as Canyon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Names about as common as Canyon

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