Boys' name · since 1971
Kano
Kano has 235 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,538 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 235
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
235 babies have been named Kano since 1971, making it today's #6538 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kano has been recorded 235 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #6538 nationally and more common than 53% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #12,022 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,538 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 235 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kano ranks #12,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,538 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 235 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,538 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 235
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kano's 235 recorded births place it above 73.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kano compares
235 41st percentile among 13,930 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
Kano's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 235 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kano's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kano by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Kano's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (47% of all-time use).
Kano by state
Where Kano concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 235 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kano's data
- Kano's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kanos (5 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 Kano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Kano 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.