Total births
16
US rank #17167 Girls' name Peak 2021 16 births
Kanary — #17167 US girls' name
16 babies named Kanary in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#17167
of 17,661 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.
2021
Single peak year
6 babies were named Kanary in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kanary
The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Kanary between 2020 and 2024, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanary currently holds the #17167 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanary performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kanary 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 16 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.
Kanary at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#17,167
Active since
2020
Kanary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2020
- Peak year (2021)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Kanary by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 16 births that decade — 100% of Kanary's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kanary? ▼
16 babies have been named Kanary since 2020. It currently ranks #17167 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 6 births.
When was Kanary most popular? ▼
Kanary was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Kanary been used? ▼
Kanary has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 5 years of data through 2024.
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
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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, 2020–2024 (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.