Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Cannon

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Canon

Pronunciation

c(an)-non

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #507, 580 births); most recent 2025 (rank #721, 374 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #6900, 17 births); most recent 2024 (rank #13427, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025374–
20243316
202343110
20224697
202158014
202052215
201956513
20185217
201750513
201653117

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data