Kannon Boy
How popular is Kannon?
#903 boy name in 2025
263 baby boys were named Kannon in the US in 2025, making it the 903rd most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
Kannon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #903 for boys (▲ 83 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 263 boys, 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #853 in 2015, #537 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (526 boys) |
| Highest rank | #537 in 2020 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kannon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cannon family of names ranked #299 for boys in 2025 (#310 the year before), with 1,137 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cannon | 374 | 33% |
| Kannon | 263 | 23% |
| Kanan | 194 | 17% |
| Canon | 64 | 6% |
| Kanon | 29 | 3% |
| Kainen | 41 | 4% |
| Kainan | 29 | 3% |
| Cainan | 32 | 3% |
| Kanen | 18 | 2% |
| Cainen | 11 | 1% |
| Kaynen | 7 | 1% |
| Kannan | 17 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kannon is most popular
Babies named Kannon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.8 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.8 per 1,000 (79 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.5 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.5 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- Alabama: 0.5 per 1,000 (52 boys)
Kannon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | #4,439 |
| 1980s | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1990s | 139 | #2,609 |
| 2000s | 901 | #1,191 |
| 2010s | 2,786 | #585 |
| 2020s | 2,197 | #537 |
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Questions
- Is Kannon a boy or girl name?
- Kannon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Kannon were boys.
- How popular is the name Kannon?
- 263 baby boys were named Kannon in the US in 2025, making it the 903rd most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
- When was Kannon most popular?
- Kannon peaked in 2020, when 526 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #537 in 2020.
- How many people are named Kannon?
- 6,181 babies have been named Kannon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,137 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Kannon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kannon was most common in Mississippi, at 0.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.