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    The first name Kannon

    A boy’s name.

    2 syllables Male

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Kannon at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 263 boys born in the United States were named Kannon, the 904th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 526 were.

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    6,181
    babies named Kannon since 1880
    #904
    rank in 2025
    2020
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Questions

    Is Kannon a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 6,181 US babies named Kannon since 1880 were boys.
    When was Kannon most popular?
    2020 in the United States, when 526 babies were named Kannon, its highest rank at 539th.