Cannon
English surname for a cleric attached to a cathedral, from the Middle English canon. An Irish surname, O Canain, also produced the spelling.
Cannon in 2025
Cannon was given to 374 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,444th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 8,865 babies born.
The history of Cannon
Cannon reached its highest point in 2021, when 595 babies were given the name, ranking 1,021st that year.
Across the 122 years of records since 1904, 11,207 babies have been named Cannon. Half of them were born before 2014, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Cannon by decade
| Decade | Babies named Cannon | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 2,567 |
| 1910s | 17 | 7,337 |
| 1920s | 25 | 6,120 |
| 1940s | 5 | 7,732 |
| 1950s | 13 | 6,735 |
| 1960s | 22 | 6,298 |
| 1970s | 124 | 4,779 |
| 1980s | 127 | 7,286 |
| 1990s | 556 | 2,958 |
| 2000s | 2,467 | 1,328 |
| 2010s | 5,084 | 1,025 |
| 2020s | 2,761 | 1,021 |
Where Cannon is heading
Cannon has fallen 22% over the past decade, from 480 babies in 2015 to 374 in 2025.
Names like Cannon
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Cannon.