girl's name
Canary
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 428
Canary is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1920, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Canary over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 32 |
| 1910s | 98 |
| 1920s | 108 |
| 1930s | 51 |
| 1940s | 38 |
| 1950s | 51 |
| 1960s | 15 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 22 |
How popular is Canary?
In 2025, Canary was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Canary
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Canary also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Canary over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Canary
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Canary — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Canary
How popular is the name Canary?
In 2025, Canary was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Canary a girl's or a boy's name?
Canary is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Canary?
Canary has 3 syllables.
When was Canary most popular?
Canary peaked in 1920, when 18 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Canary a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Canary currently ranks #13,525 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.