Can Popularity by Year

Follow Can across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Can birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Boys11#7,194Down 2,873 places
2024Boys24#4,321Up 565 places
2023Boys20#4,886Up 133 places
2022Boys19#5,019Up 543 places
2021Boys16#5,562Up 1,940 places
2020Boys10#7,502Down 3,603 places
2019Boys27#3,899Down 292 places
2018Boys30#3,607Up 617 places
2017Boys24#4,224Down 448 places
2016Boys28#3,776Up 1,114 places
2015Boys19#4,890Up 1,417 places
2014Boys13#6,307Up 719 places
2013Boys11#7,026Down 1,770 places
2012Boys17#5,256Down 273 places
2011Boys18#4,983Up 495 places
2010Boys16#5,478Up 2,832 places
2009Boys9#8,310Down 3,243 places
2008Boys18#5,067Up 3,106 places
2007Boys9#8,173Down 1,269 places
2006Boys11#6,904Up 736 places
2005Boys9#7,640Down 3,376 places
2004Boys20#4,264Up 1,994 places
2003Boys11#6,258Down 863 places
2002Boys13#5,395Up 272 places
2001Boys12#5,667Up 1,172 places
2000Boys9#6,839Down 1,183 places
1999Boys11#5,656Up 1,904 places
1998Boys7#7,560Down 2,272 places
1997Boys11#5,288Down 101 places
1996Boys11#5,187Up 1,220 places
1995Boys8#6,407Down 1,405 places
1993Boys11#5,002Down 130 places
1992Boys11#4,872Up 1,647 places
1991Boys7#6,519Down 696 places
1990Boys8#5,823Up 2,082 places
1989Boys5#7,905Down 635 places
1988Boys5#7,270Down 747 places
1985Boys5#6,523Down 1,971 places
1984Boys8#4,552Up 1,686 places
1983Boys5#6,238Up 147 places
1982Boys5#6,385Down 1,543 places
1979Boys7#4,842Down 118 places
1970Boys5#4,724