boy's name
Kannon
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 6,210
the United States
#905
2025 births
Kannon is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 274 babies in the United States, ranking #905. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2020, when 534 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,100 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
Kannon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 139 |
| 2000s | 925 |
| 2010s | 2,848 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,252 |
How popular is Kannon?
In 2025, Kannon was given to 274 babies in the United States, ranking #905 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kannon 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 Kannon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kannon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kannon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kannon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kannon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kannon
How popular is the name Kannon?
In 2025, Kannon was given to 274 babies in the United States, ranking #905 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kannon a girl's or a boy's name?
Kannon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kannon most popular?
Kannon peaked in 2020, when 534 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kannon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kannon currently ranks #905 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.