Recorded 1914–1951 Boys' name Peak 1932 108 births

Canuto — boys' name

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.

1910s221920s421930s211940s161950s7
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Canuto was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

10 babies were named Canuto in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Canuto

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Canuto between 1914 and 1951, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Canuto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Canuto performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Canuto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Canuto in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Canuto in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 108 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Canuto at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

108

Since 1914

38 years of records

Peak year

1932

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1914

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1951

Canuto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1914

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1932)
10
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 1951194319311926192119181914 5

Canuto by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
42 births that decade — 39% of Canuto's all-time total
1910s221920s421930s211940s161950s7

Canuto by state

Where Canuto concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Canuto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 17.6%
Texas share of Canuto's total US births 17.6%

19 of 108 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Canuto?
108 babies have been named Canuto since 1914. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1932 with 10 births.
When was Canuto most popular?
Canuto was most popular in the 1920s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Canuto most popular?
The top states for the name Canuto are Texas (19 births).
How long has the name Canuto been used?
Canuto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 38 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Canuto?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cannon, Canaan, Canyon, Canon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.