Boys' name · since 1914
Canuto
108 babies named Canuto in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,909 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Canuto sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 108 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Canuto recorded 108 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1951.
- #16,909 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 108 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Canuto ranks #16,909 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,909 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Canuto's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Canuto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Canuto's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Canuto popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1951
- Peak year (1932)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Canuto by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Canuto's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Canuto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (39% of all-time use).
Canuto by state
Where Canuto concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 17.6% |
19 of 108 births nationwide.
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What to do with Canuto's data
- Canuto's decade-level peak was the 1920s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Canutos (19 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 Canuto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1914–1951 (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 Canuto 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.