Gannon
Gannon is an Irish surname, meaning "descendant of the fair one," perhaps denoting someone of Norse ancestry in Ireland. It may also derive from the Anglo-Saxon feminine name "Gunnhildr." Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Gannon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gannon is an Irish surname, meaning "descendant of the fair one," perhaps denoting someone of Norse ancestry in Ireland. It may also derive from the Anglo-Saxon feminine name "Gunnhildr." Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Gannon
Gannon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 751 Gannons were born — ranking #414 that year. As of 2026, Gannon ranks #2,508 for baby boys with 54 births, falling sharply (-60%). In total, more than 7K Gannons 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 Gannon
Gannon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Gannon's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #414. Use the chart and map above to compare Gannon'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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