Channon
Channon both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Channon Roe, American actor Henry Channon (1897–1958), politician and diarist Jim Channon (1939–2017), US army officer Mick Channon, footballer Paul Channon, Baron Kelvedon (1935–2007), politician
Meaning & Origin of Channon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Channon both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Channon Roe, American actor Henry Channon (1897–1958), politician and diarist Jim Channon (1939–2017), US army officer Mick Channon, footballer Paul Channon, Baron Kelvedon (1935–2007), politician
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The Story of Channon
As a girl name
Channon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1964, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 40 Channons were born — ranking #2,065 that year. As of 2026, Channon ranks #11,598 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 729 Channons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Channon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1969, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 17 Channons were born — ranking #2,278 that year. As of 2026, Channon ranks #7,285 for boys with 11 births, with steady use. In total, more than 412 Channons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Channon
Channon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 729 births in the dataset. Channon's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #2,065. Use the chart and map above to compare Channon'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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