Is Cannon a boy or girl name?
Cannon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 331 boys were named Cannon, so 1.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.1% of the 10,831 US babies named Cannon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #765
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,758
- Babies named Cannon since 1904
- 10,831
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 594 babies
Boys and girls named Cannon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 536 | 20 | 3.6% |
| 2000s | 2,400 | 67 | 2.7% |
| 2010s | 4,994 | 90 | 1.8% |
| 2020s | 2,333 | 52 | 2.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 331 | #765 | 6 | #13,758 |
| 2023 | 431 | #640 | 10 | #9,739 |
| 2022 | 469 | #600 | 7 | #12,494 |
| 2021 | 580 | #507 | 14 | #7,704 |
| 2020 | 522 | #542 | 15 | #7,283 |
| 2019 | 565 | #508 | 13 | #8,224 |
| 2018 | 521 | #539 | 7 | #12,745 |
| 2017 | 505 | #550 | 13 | #8,368 |
| 2016 | 531 | #543 | 17 | #6,962 |
| 2015 | 473 | #585 | 7 | #13,275 |
| 2014 | 509 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 491 | #542 | 9 | #11,192 |
| 2012 | 492 | #531 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2011 | 493 | #519 | 5 | #17,274 |
| 2010 | 414 | #600 | 10 | #10,570 |
| 2009 | 400 | #622 | 5 | #17,813 |
| 2008 | 385 | #638 | 7 | #14,115 |
| 2007 | 315 | #728 | 7 | #14,202 |
| 2006 | 263 | #788 | 10 | #10,741 |
| 2005 | 257 | #772 | 7 | #13,273 |
| 2004 | 213 | #834 | 12 | #8,822 |
| 2003 | 191 | #884 | 5 | #16,215 |
| 2002 | 130 | #1,115 | 7 | #12,441 |
| 2001 | 127 | #1,114 | 7 | #12,289 |
| 2000 | 119 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 81 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 73 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 78 | #1,370 | 6 | #12,090 |
| 1995 | 54 | #1,667 | 5 | #13,765 |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,161 | 9 | #8,837 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,852 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,840 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,441 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,471 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,227 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,553 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,467 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,432 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,979 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,916 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,093 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,638 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,282 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,460 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,203 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,926 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,503 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,691 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,351 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,580 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,753 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,208 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,117 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,475 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,066 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,586 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,287 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,394 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,530 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,796 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,790 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,990 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cannon reached #507 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #6,962 in 2016. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cannon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.