Is Kanyon a boy or girl name?

Kanyon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,475 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.7% were girls and 92.3% were boys.

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Kanyon

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Kanyon was most popular in 2007, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,390 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,475 people named Kanyon.

Kanyon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kanyon’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kanyon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kanyon is mostly a boy’s name — 7.7% of the 1,475 Americans given it were girls and 92.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kanyon

Where Kanyon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org