Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Canon

Gender

Male

Origin

French
official of the church; young wolf; official of the church

Pronunciation

c(a)-non

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #1379, 129 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2207, 64 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #12706, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025645
202482–
202386–
2022112–
202198–
2020114–
2019129–
20181155
20171137
201689–

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

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #4744, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence