Names / Girl names
Canary
Current rank
#13,521
and easing
All-time peak
#1,686
in 1913
First recorded
1900
in U.S. data
Children named
428
since 1900
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,686 in 1913 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Canary first shows up in American naming records in 1900, where it reads as a girls' name. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Roughly 428 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.