Canary
About Canary
The name of a small yellow bird that hasn't taken off in the way that some of its avian sisters – like Robin, Wren or Lark – have. Given to a small number of girls across the 20th-century, the 2020s have seen some parents reconsidering it, with 5 Canarys born in a recent year.
Two of the most well known bearers of this first name are Canary Burton, an American keyboardist, composer and writer, and Canary Conn, an American singer and author.
Pronounced KAN-er-ee.
As of October 2026, Canary ranked #13521 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1686 in 1913.
Editor's take: The name Canary is a girl's name meaning "small bird".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Canary on lists
Famous Canarys
- Martha Jane Canary/Cannary
(Calamity Jane), was an American frontierswoman
Canary in pop culture
- Canary Yellow
character in "Rainbow Brite"
- Black Canary
Dinah Lance's superhero name in DC comics
- Canary
one of the Zoldycks' servants in "Hunter x Hunter"