Kannon
Kannon was the 904th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 263 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 539th with 526 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 49 places. More babies were named Kannon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cannon) several surname sources · Irish, English, French
- Rank in 2025
- #904 boys, down 365 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 263boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020526 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,181babies recorded
What does the name Kannon mean?
Kannon is a spelling of Cannon, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cannon's meaning and origin.
Cannon is a surname with several sources, according to Wiktionary. In Ireland it anglicizes Ó Canann or Ó Canáin, descendant of Cana or Canán, names connected with cana, wolf cub. In England it comes from canon, a church official, and in France it is a variant of Canon. The modern word cannon, a large gun, comes from Italian cannone, a big tube, as the American Heritage Dictionary explains, and is a separate word. Cannon has been used as a boys' name since the 1900s.
cana (Irish, “wolf cub”)canon (Middle English, “church official”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Several unrelated surname origins; the weapon word is separate.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cannon' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'cannon' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'canon' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Kannon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 141 since 2005, 11 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #904 | 263 |
| 2020 | #539 | 526 |
| 2010 | #1,236 | 143 |
| 2000 | #3,117 | 28 |
| 1990 | #8,805 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kannon, counting every spelling?
Kannon is a spelling of Cannon, a name family that ranked #413 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #904 for Kannon on its own. Together these spellings went to 786 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon | 374 | #722 | 2,187 |
| Kannon | 263 | #904 | 1,671 |
| Canon | 64 | #2,211 | 442 |
| Kanaan | 49 | #2,661 | 336 |
| Kanen | 18 | #5,310 | 116 |
| Cannan | 5 | #12,357 | 50 |
| Kanin | — | — | 45 |
| Kannen | 8 | #9,303 | 43 |
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 Kannon?
263 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kannon (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kannon 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 32 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kannon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kannon?
About 6,000 people born in the US named Kannon are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Kannon a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Kannon by state
How common Kannon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.4×), Louisiana (4.0×), Arkansas (2.7×), South Carolina (2.6×), Alabama (2.5×). In 18 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 Kannon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kannon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kannon
What does Kannon mean?
Kannon is a spelling of Cannon, usually explained as “several surname sources”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Kannon?
Kannon was the 904th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 263 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 539th with 526 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 49 places. More babies were named Kannon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kannon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kannon in the US.
Where is Kannon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kannon was most common in Mississippi (0.84 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Arkansas.