Boys' name · since 2012
Canelo
198 babies named Canelo in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,377 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
198 babies have been named Canelo since 2012, making it today's #4377 boys' name.
Canelo has 198 recorded births among boys since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4377 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #13,012 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,377 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 198 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Canelo ranks #13,012 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,377 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 198 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,377 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Canelo's 198 recorded births place it above 71.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Canelo compares
198 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Canelo's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Canelo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 198 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Canelo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Canelo's full recorded timeline at 2019, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Canelo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Canelo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (128 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Canelo's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Canelo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
- 2020s
2020s
128 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 128 births (65% of all-time use).
Canelo by state
Where Canelo concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
10 of 198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Canelo's data
- Texas records the most Canelos (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Canelo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Canelo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.