Total births
50
Boys' name · since 2020
Kanelo
50 babies named Kanelo in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8274
- among boys today
- 50
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 42%
- more common than other boys
Kanelo currently ranks #8274 among boys' names in America, with 50 babies recorded since 2020.
Kanelo has 50 recorded births among boys since 2020, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8274 as of the latest data, more common than 42% 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 2020 to 2025.
- #8274 among boys today
- 50 born since 2020
- 2020s peak decade
- 42% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kanelo is currently the #8274 boys' name in America, more common than 42% of boys - 50 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8274
- among boys today
- 50
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 42%
- more common than other boys
Kanelo vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8274
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 42% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Kanelo was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
11 babies were named Kanelo in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Kanelo compares
50 16th percentile among 14,294 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
Kanelo's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanelo | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 50 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 23 | 22,252 |
Kanelo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kanelo splits its recorded history at 2023: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kanelo at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#8,274
Active since
2020
Kanelo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Kanelo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kanelo's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kanelo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 50 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kanelo? ▼
50 babies have been named Kanelo since 2020. It currently ranks #8274 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 11 births.
When was Kanelo most popular? ▼
Kanelo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Kanelo been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kanelo since 2020 -- 6 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kanelo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kane, Kannon, Kanan, Kanon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kanelo
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kanelo
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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. "Kanelo: #8274 Boys' Name - 50 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kanelo. 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 Kanelo 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.