How Many People Are Named Canelo?
An estimated 173 people in the United States have the first name Canelo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Canelo peaked in popularity in 2024 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Canelo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Canelo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
173
About 1 in 1,981,239 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2024
29 births
Total Registered
174
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Canelo
Canelo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 174 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Canelo as a male name
Ranked #3,797 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (29 births)
Canelo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Canelo span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 104 babies were registered. Canelo remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Canelo by Decade
How has Canelo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Canelo by State
Canelo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Canelo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Canelo
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Canelo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Canelo?
We estimate approximately 173 people named Canelo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,981,239 Americans share this first name.
Is Canelo a common name?
Canelo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 174 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Canelo most popular?
Canelo reached peak popularity in 2024, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Canelo is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Canelo a male name?
Canelo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Canelo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Canelo Smith, Canelo Johnson, Canelo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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