Canyon: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “deep gorge”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- KAN-yən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (94% of all uses)
From the English vocabulary word canyon, borrowed from Spanish cañón. As a given name it is a modern nature name rather than a traditional personal name.
How popular is Canyon?
Babies named Canyon in 2024133
2024 rank#1,437 boys
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 18803,969
Canyon has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Canyon
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Canyon questions
What does the name Canyon mean?
Canyon means "deep gorge". It comes from Spanish. From the English vocabulary word canyon, borrowed from Spanish cañón. As a given name it is a modern nature name rather than a traditional personal name.
Is Canyon a boy or girl name?
Canyon is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Canyon?
133 US babies were named Canyon in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Canyon?
Canyon is usually pronounced KAN-yən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.