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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013boysat 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 2013

  • 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: #401 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,098 boysWAIdaho: #273 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 998 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: #1,310 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 13,182 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedWIMichigan: #706 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,332 boysMINew York: #1,291 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,810 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedRIOregon: #459 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,569 boysORNevada: #477 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,651 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedSDIowa: #435 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,181 boysIAIndiana: #646 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,457 boysINOhio: #653 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,973 boysOHPennsylvania: #1,003 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,959 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #757 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 6,677 boysCAUtah: #311 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,350 boysUTColorado: #479 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,682 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #364 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,985 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #318 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,676 boysWVVirginia: #765 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,960 boysVAMaryland: #677 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,580 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedDEArizona: #517 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,345 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedNMKansas: #346 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,560 boysKSArkansas: #239 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 950 boysARTennessee: #254 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,147 boysTNNorth Carolina: #451 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,800 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #332 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,409 boysOKLouisiana: #308 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,454 boysLAMississippi: #269 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,226 boysMSAlabama: #320 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,598 boysALGeorgia: #372 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,988 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cannon, so not publishedHITexas: #404 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 2,311 boysTXFlorida: #550 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,592 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#239 · 1 in 950
  2. Tennessee#254 · 1 in 1,147
  3. Mississippi#269 · 1 in 1,226
  4. Idaho#273 · 1 in 998
  5. Louisiana#308 · 1 in 1,454

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#239151 in 950
Tennessee#254311 in 1,147
Mississippi#269111 in 1,226
Idaho#27381 in 998
Louisiana#308171 in 1,454
Utah#311161 in 1,350
West Virginia#31851 in 1,676
Alabama#320141 in 1,598
Oklahoma#332151 in 1,409
Kansas#346101 in 1,560
Missouri#364161 in 1,985
Georgia#372271 in 1,988
Washington#401171 in 2,098
Texas#404781 in 2,311
Iowa#43571 in 2,181
North Carolina#451181 in 2,800
Oregon#45971 in 2,569
Nevada#47751 in 2,651
Colorado#479101 in 2,682
Arizona#517111 in 3,345
Florida#550261 in 3,592
Indiana#64681 in 4,457
Ohio#653121 in 4,973
Maryland#67761 in 4,580
Michigan#70691 in 5,332
California#757341 in 6,677
Virginia#76571 in 5,960
Pennsylvania#1,00361 in 9,959
New York#1,29181 in 12,810
Illinois#1,31051 in 13,182
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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 2013

girls
#11,000
9 births · 1 in 194,972 girls
boys
#542
491 births · 1 in 3,853 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #11,000Cannon9

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #542Cannon491
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 194,972 of them was named Cannon, which outranked 42.9% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cannon
  1. #10,235Zuriyah10
  2. #10,235Zyair10
  3. #10,235Zykia10
  4. #11,000Cannon9
  5. #11,000Aaima9
  6. #11,000Aaisha9
  7. #11,000Aaliyana9
  8. #11,969Aalaya8
  9. #11,969Aaleiyah8
  10. #11,969Aalisha8

Tied with 968 names at #11,000; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 3,853 of them was named Cannon, which outranked 96.1% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cannon
  1. #538Kristopher494
  2. #540Uriah493
  3. #541Douglas492
  4. #542Cannon491
  5. #543Skylar490
  6. #544Kane487
  7. #544Tatum487
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →