Given name & surname · also Spanish
Canyon
“from the footpath”·“from the deep ravine”
Canyon is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from the footpath” and “from the deep ravine”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the footpath” and “from the deep ravine”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Spanish and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Canyon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,086
- 3,827 boys · 259 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 184 babies
- 2025
- 115
- #1,604 for boys · #10,255 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 92% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 106 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,604 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,002 as a first name in 2020; 308 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Canyon’s family of names
Canyon has a related form in Caniyon. Canyon has a related form in Caniyun. Canyon has a related form in Canyun.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Canyon
- Canyon CemanAmerican beach volleyball playerborn 1972
- Canyon BarryAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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