US rank #7327 Boys' name Peak 2022 222 births

Kano — #7327 US boys' name

222 babies named Kano in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s142010s1102020s93
#7327
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kano was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

26 babies were named Kano in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kano

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Kano between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kano currently holds the #7327 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kano performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kano shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kano in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kano 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 222 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.

Kano at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

222

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2022

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,327

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
26
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 2024202120182015201220091971 5

Kano by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
110 births that decade — 50% of Kano's all-time total
1970s52000s142010s1102020s93

Kano by state

Where Kano concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.3%
Texas share of Kano's total US births 2.3%

5 of 222 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kano?
222 babies have been named Kano since 1971. It currently ranks #7327 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 26 births.
When was Kano most popular?
Kano was most popular in the 2010s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Kano most popular?
The top states for the name Kano are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kano been used?
Kano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kano?
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.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.