Bannon
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning descendant of Banbán; fair-headed.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Bannon by the numbers
Bannon was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bannon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Brannondescendant of Bran, raven26 in the US (2017)
- Bandonfair haired; a place name in county cork6 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Bensonson of ben or blessed son620 in the US (2017)
- Bransonson of Bran the raven327 in the US (2017)
- Bentonbent grass settlement or town230 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Bannon, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Beauhandsome487 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alanfair or handsome2,441 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Bannon
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