How popular is the name Cannon?

Cannon ranks 773rd among boys' names in US records, with 19,730 births since 1904. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,911.

Is Cannon a unisex name?

No. Cannon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2021, when 1,160 children were given the name. It has been in use for 121 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kannon, Canon, Cannan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#773 of boy names

Pronounced K AE1 N AH0 N (ARPABET)

Cannon is a boys' name, and first appears in 1904. It has been given to 19,730 children — the 773rd most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 49% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 1,160 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Kannon, Canon and Cannan — because they are pronounced identically.

2021Boys: 1,160Girls: 25

These spellings sound identical to Cannon and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Cannon?: Cannon ranks 773rd among boys' names in US records, with 19,730 births since 1904. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,911.
Is Cannon a unisex name?: No. Cannon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cannon most popular?: 2021, when 1,160 children were given the name. It has been in use for 121 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Cannon spelled?: Kannon, Canon, Cannan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.