Cannon is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cannon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cannon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cannon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cannon is a boy name of English origin meaning “clergyman, or reed”. An occupational surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,207 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Cannon per year, United States (1904 to 2025). United States peaked in 2021 (595/yr).
Cannon is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2021, when it ranked #1,022 nationally (given to 595 babies that year).
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