Cannon
Cannon is a masculine given name which may refer to:Cannon Clough, American soccer player Cannon Hinnant (2015–2020), American five-year-old murder victim Cannon Kingsley, American tennis player
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cannon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cannon is a masculine given name which may refer to:Cannon Clough, American soccer player Cannon Hinnant (2015–2020), American five-year-old murder victim Cannon Kingsley, American tennis player
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cannon
American parents first put Cannon on the record books as a baby boy name in 1904, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 580 Cannons were born — ranking #507 that year. About 44% of every Cannon on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cannon ranks #818 for baby boys with 308 births, falling sharply (-30%). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cannon
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Names that sound like Cannon
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About the name Cannon
Cannon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Cannon's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #507. Use the chart and map above to compare Cannon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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