Gannon
Gannon was the 2216th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 414th with 751 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,684 places. More babies were named Gannon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,216 boys, down 1,188 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014751 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,682babies recorded
Gannon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2015.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,216 | 64 |
| 2020 | #1,028 | 201 |
| 2010 | #1,361 | 125 |
| 2000 | #1,100 | 128 |
| 1990 | #1,821 | 43 |
| 1980 | #3,483 | 12 |
| 1970 | #1,720 | 26 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gannon, counting every spelling?
Gannon is the most common spelling of a name family that had 64 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 64 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon | 64 | #2,216 | 591 |
| Ganon | — | — | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Gannon?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gannon (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gannon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gannon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gannon?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Gannon are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 10 and 23. That makes Gannon mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gannon by state
How common Gannon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.1×), Pennsylvania (2.1×). In 29 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gannon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gannon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gannon
How popular is the name Gannon?
Gannon was the 2216th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 414th with 751 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,684 places. More babies were named Gannon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Gannon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gannon in the US.
Where is Gannon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gannon was most common in Minnesota (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Ohio.