boy's name
Canelo
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 212
Canelo is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 29 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2012.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Canelo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 70 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 128 |
How popular is Canelo?
In 2025, Canelo was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Canelo is used
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 Canelo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Canelo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Canelo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Canelo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Canelo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Canelo
How popular is the name Canelo?
In 2025, Canelo was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Canelo a girl's or a boy's name?
Canelo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Canelo?
Canelo has 3 syllables.
When was Canelo most popular?
Canelo peaked in 2024, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Canelo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Canelo currently ranks #4,258 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.