Cannon

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #721 for boys in 2025, 374 births
Given to boys 98.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
#506
2021 · 581 births
Debut · boys
1904
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,978
since 1904

Cannon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cannon has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025—#721374
2024#13,4776#763332
2023#9,61610#640431
2022#12,2437#600469
2021#7,63014#506581
2020#7,21215#542522
2019#8,13813#508565
2018#12,4647#539521
2017#8,29913#550505
2016#6,90117#543531
2015#13,0067#585473
2014—#543509
2013#11,0009#542491
2012#11,2579#530492
2011#16,7645#519493
2010#10,45110#600414
2009#17,2945#623400
2008#13,8327#638385
2007#13,9247#728315
2006#10,61110#788263
2005#13,0107#772257
2004#8,71612#835213
2003#15,7845#884191
2002#12,1877#1,115130
2001#12,0567#1,114127
2000—#1,162119
1999—#1,28395
1998—#1,40681
1997—#1,46873
1996#11,8076#1,36878
1995#13,3865#1,66654
1994—#1,56459
1993#8,7199#3,14121
1992—#2,83424
1991—#2,82823
1990—#2,43228
1989—#3,44616
1988—#3,20316
1987—#3,52113
1986—#3,44013
1985—#3,40113
1984—#2,95615
1983—#3,88410
1982—#5,0037
1981—#3,60111
1980—#3,25613
1979—#4,4038
1978—#4,1578
1977—#2,91014
1976—#4,4187
1975—#3,6599
1974—#3,31810
1973—#1,98221
1972—#1,96621
1971—#2,55814
1970—#2,73912
1969—#2,54912
1968—#4,1365
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First appearance
1904

The first year at least five boys were named Cannon! It came in at #1,064, and was given to 6 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1905–1917, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Cannon is popular in 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
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Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedHITexas: #873 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 11,777 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#873 · 1 in 11,777

Best ever in a state: #171 in Mississippi, 2012.

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See more about Cannon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 42 spots since 2024 (#763 → #721)
  • 179 spots since 2020 (#542 → #721)
  • 136 spots since 2015 (#585 → #721)
  • Biggest jump: 231 spots in 2003 (#1,115 → #884)
  • Biggest drop: 123 spots in 2024 (#640 → #763)
Rise & fade · boys
117 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1904
  • Peaked 2021 at #506 (581 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 2003–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,011
  • Highest: 1 in 3,011 boys born in 2021 were named Cannon (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,567 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 45.5% of all boys named Cannon (4,994) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s6#1,064 (1904)#1,064
1910s17#3,728 (1918)#3,787
1920s25#3,139 (1926)#3,786
1930s0——
1940s5#3,525 (1946)#3,525
1950s13#3,021 (1950)#3,223
1960s22#2,549 (1969)#3,573
1970s124#1,966 (1972)#3,211
1980s127#2,956 (1984)#3,571
1990s536#1,283 (1999)#1,999
2000s2,400#623 (2009)#866
2010s4,994#508 (2019)#546
2020s2,709#506 (2021)#629

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cannon in 1995

girls
#13,386
5 births · 1 in 351,710 girls
boys
#1,666
54 births · 1 in 35,254 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #13,386Cannon5

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #1,666Cannon54
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 351,710 of them was named Cannon, which outranked 15.0% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cannon
  1. #11,783Ziara6
  2. #11,783Zierra6
  3. #11,783Zohra6
  4. #13,386Cannon5
  5. #13,386Aailiyah5
  6. #13,386Aalia5
  7. #13,386Aalijah5

Tied with 2,367 names at #13,386; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 35,254 of them was named Cannon, which outranked 83.9% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cannon
  1. #1,648Nasir55
  2. #1,648Rishi55
  3. #1,648Rony55
  4. #1,666Cannon54
  5. #1,666Aleksander54
  6. #1,666Dmitri54
  7. #1,666Jacobo54
  8. #1,682Amit53
  9. #1,682Boyd53
  10. #1,682Carmine53

Tied with 15 names at #1,666; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995 →