Is Canon a boy or girl name?
Canon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 82 boys were named Canon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.3% of the 2,723 US babies named Canon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,916
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Canon since 1971
- 2,723
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 129 babies
Boys and girls named Canon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 61 | 5 | 7.6% |
| 1990s | 206 | 6 | 2.8% |
| 2000s | 810 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 2010s | 1,104 | 19 | 1.7% |
| 2020s | 492 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 86 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 112 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 98 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 114 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 129 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 115 | #1,499 | 5 | #16,150 |
| 2017 | 113 | #1,488 | 7 | #12,977 |
| 2016 | 89 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 86 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 127 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 100 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 117 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 120 | #1,386 | 7 | #13,632 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 106 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 109 | #1,496 | 6 | #15,766 |
| 2007 | 99 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 104 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 87 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 61 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,626 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,019 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,356 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,135 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,936 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,034 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,504 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,044 | 6 | #12,012 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,918 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,607 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,501 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,308 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,261 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,564 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,037 | 5 | #11,139 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,375 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,664 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,995 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,499 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,595 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,143 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,702 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Canon reached #1,349 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #11,139 in 1986. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Canon
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.