Cannon
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 514 babies a year in the US.
How Cannon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #585 |
| 2016 | #543 |
| 2017 | #550 |
| 2018 | #541 |
| 2019 | #509 |
| 2020 | #544 |
| 2021 | #505 |
| 2022 | #596 |
| 2023 | #636 |
| 2024 | #765 |
| 2025 | #722 |
Cannon by the numbers
Cannon was given to 514 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 531 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Cannon
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cannon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Cannon
Names that are said the same way as Cannon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Canaanland of low-lying areas; biblical place name324 in the US (2017)
- Kanannest or place of reeds18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kanonrule, law94 in the US (2017)
- Kanaanmerchant; variant spelling of canaan80 in the US (2017)
- Cainenpossessor, one who acquires; a form of Cainan50 in the US (2017)
- Cainanpossessor, one who acquires40 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cannon
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