Cannon

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #721 for boys in 2025, 374 births
Given to boys 98.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2021 · 581 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,978
since 1904

Cannon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cannon has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#721374
2024#13,4776#763332
2023#9,61610#640431
2022#12,2437#600469
2021#7,63014#506581
2020#7,21215#542522
2019#8,13813#508565
2018#12,4647#539521
2017#8,29913#550505
2016#6,90117#543531
2015#13,0067#585473
2014—#543509
2013#11,0009#542491
2012#11,2579#530492
2011#16,7645#519493
2010#10,45110#600414
2009#17,2945#623400
2008#13,8327#638385
2007#13,9247#728315
2006#10,61110#788263
2005#13,0107#772257
2004#8,71612#835213
2003#15,7845#884191
2002#12,1877#1,115130
2001#12,0567#1,114127
2000—#1,162119
1999—#1,28395
1998—#1,40681
1997—#1,46873
1996#11,8076#1,36878
1995#13,3865#1,66654
1994—#1,56459
1993#8,7199#3,14121
1992—#2,83424
1991—#2,82823
1990—#2,43228
1989—#3,44616
1988—#3,20316
1987—#3,52113
1986—#3,44013
1985—#3,40113
1984—#2,95615
1983—#3,88410
1982—#5,0037
1981—#3,60111
1980—#3,25613
1979—#4,4038
1978—#4,1578
1977—#2,91014
1976—#4,4187
1975—#3,6599
1974—#3,31810
1973—#1,98221
1972—#1,96621
1971—#2,55814
1970—#2,73912
1969—#2,54912
1968—#4,1365
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First appearance
1904

The first year at least five boys were named Cannon! It came in at #1,064, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1905–1917, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Cannon is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNHWashington: #511 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,472 boysWAIdaho: #348 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,720 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,135 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,858 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedRIOregon: #541 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,888 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedIAIndiana: #768 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,651 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,071 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 14,951 boysCAUtah: #239 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,119 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #461 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,403 boysMOKentucky: #400 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,933 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedDEArizona: #667 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,065 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedKSArkansas: #350 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,883 boysARTennessee: #334 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,939 boysTNNorth Carolina: #712 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,539 boysNCSouth Carolina: #419 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,356 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedLAMississippi: #435 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,459 boysMSAlabama: #433 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,635 boysALGeorgia: #673 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,976 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedHITexas: #576 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 5,031 boysTXFlorida: #1,138 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,375 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#239 · 1 in 1,119
  2. Tennessee#334 · 1 in 1,939
  3. Idaho#348 · 1 in 1,720
  4. Arkansas#350 · 1 in 1,883
  5. Kentucky#400 · 1 in 2,933

Best ever in a state: #171 in Mississippi, 2012.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#239201 in 1,119
Tennessee#334191 in 1,939
Idaho#34851 in 1,720
Arkansas#35081 in 1,883
Kentucky#40081 in 2,933
South Carolina#41991 in 2,356
Alabama#43391 in 2,635
Mississippi#43561 in 2,459
Missouri#461101 in 3,403
Washington#511101 in 3,472
Oregon#54151 in 3,888
Texas#576361 in 5,031
Arizona#66771 in 6,065
Georgia#673121 in 4,976
North Carolina#71281 in 6,539
Indiana#76851 in 7,651
California#1,071171 in 14,951
Illinois#1,13561 in 12,858
Florida#1,13881 in 12,375
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cannon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 42 spots since 2024 (#763 → #721)
  • 179 spots since 2020 (#542 → #721)
  • 136 spots since 2015 (#585 → #721)
  • Biggest jump: 231 spots in 2003 (#1,115 → #884)
  • Biggest drop: 123 spots in 2024 (#640 → #763)
Rise & fade · boys
117 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1904
  • Peaked 2021 at #506 (581 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 2003–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,011
  • Highest: 1 in 3,011 boys born in 2021 were named Cannon (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,567 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 45.5% of all boys named Cannon (4,994) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s6#1,064 (1904)#1,064
1910s17#3,728 (1918)#3,787
1920s25#3,139 (1926)#3,786
1930s0——
1940s5#3,525 (1946)#3,525
1950s13#3,021 (1950)#3,223
1960s22#2,549 (1969)#3,573
1970s124#1,966 (1972)#3,211
1980s127#2,956 (1984)#3,571
1990s536#1,283 (1999)#1,999
2000s2,400#623 (2009)#866
2010s4,994#508 (2019)#546
2020s2,709#506 (2021)#629

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cannon in 2005

girls
#13,010
7 births · 1 in 263,977 girls
boys
#772
257 births · 1 in 7,772 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #13,010Cannon7

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #772Cannon257
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 263,977 of them was named Cannon, which outranked 32.2% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cannon
  1. #11,834Zori8
  2. #11,834Zoye8
  3. #11,834Zulmy8
  4. #13,010Cannon7
  5. #13,010Aalaysha7
  6. #13,010Aaleeyah7
  7. #13,010Aaliyan7
  8. #14,502Aailyah6
  9. #14,502Aalayjah6
  10. #14,502Aania6

Tied with 1,491 names at #13,010; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 7,772 of them was named Cannon, which outranked 94.2% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cannon
  1. #769Alden258
  2. #769Gaven258
  3. #769Ralph258
  4. #772Cannon257
  5. #772Sheldon257
  6. #774Coby256
  7. #775Augustus255
  8. #776Seamus254

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →