boy's name
Cannon
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 11,300
the United States
#722
2025 births
Cannon is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 374 babies in the United States, ranking #722. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2021, when 595 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,865 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1904.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cannon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 25 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s | 22 |
| 1970s | 124 |
| 1980s | 127 |
| 1990s | 556 |
| 2000s | 2,467 |
| 2010s | 5,084 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,761 |
How popular is Cannon?
In 2025, Cannon was given to 374 babies in the United States, ranking #722 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Cannon is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cannon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cannon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cannon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cannon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cannon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cannon
How popular is the name Cannon?
In 2025, Cannon was given to 374 babies in the United States, ranking #722 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Cannon a girl's or a boy's name?
Cannon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cannon?
Cannon has 2 syllables.
When was Cannon most popular?
Cannon peaked in 2021, when 595 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Cannon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cannon currently ranks #722 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.