Gannon
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning fair-haired, pale.
Babies a year
301
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
How Gannon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #533 |
| 2016 | #707 |
| 2017 | #775 |
| 2018 | #885 |
Gannon by the numbers
Gannon was given to 301 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 749 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gannon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean beauty
Like Gannon, 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)
Other names that mean white
Like Gannon, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Finnfair or white706 in England and Wales (2025)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Arjunbright; shining; white136 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Gannon
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