Boy name
Cannon
Cannon holds the #721 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 374 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #542 in 2020 to #721 today. Its strongest year on record was 2021 (#506 nationally, 581 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1904. The name's biggest fan base is in South Carolina (#372 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#721
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#506
in 2021 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
374
boys named Cannon
Cannon popularity, 1880–2025
Where Cannon is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Carolina (#372), Mississippi (#415), Arkansas (#398)
Uniqueness score
47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cannon in the most recent year of SSA data.