Total births
25
Girls' name · since 2020
Kanary
Since 2020, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Kanary, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17225
- among girls today
- 25
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Kanary currently ranks #17225 among girls' names in America, with 25 babies recorded since 2020.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanary has been recorded 25 times among girls since 2020, currently ranked #17225 nationally and more common than 3% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2025.
- #17225 among girls today
- 25 born since 2020
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kanary is currently the #17225 girls' name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 25 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17225
- among girls today
- 25
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Kanary vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17225
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Kanary was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
9 babies were named Kanary in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Kanary compares
25 9th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kanary's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanary | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kanary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kanary's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kanary at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#17,225
Active since
2020
Kanary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Kanary by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kanary's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kanary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kanary? ▼
25 babies have been named Kanary since 2020. It currently ranks #17225 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 9 births.
When was Kanary most popular? ▼
Kanary was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Kanary been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kanary since 2020 -- 6 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kanary? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Kanary
Nearby Names Like Kanary
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kanary
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Kandi Girl
5,547 births
Kandy Girl
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Kandis Girl
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Compare Kanary side by side: Kanary vs Kandice Kanary vs Kandace Kanary vs Kandi
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2020–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kanary: #17225 Girls' Name - 25 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kanary. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kanary 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 June 2026.