Canyon is an English word name borrowed from the Spanish cañón, a "deep gorge" or "ravine" carved by a river, and in America it inevitably evokes the Grand Canyon. It belongs with other wide-open nature names for boys like Ridge, River and Forrest. Canyon peaked at number 1002 in 2003, just shy of the top 1000, rose again to number 1179 in 2021 and ranks at number 1604 in 2025.