Gannon is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gannon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gannon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gannon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gannon is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “fair-haired, fair-skinned”. From an Irish surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,682 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 Gannon per year, United States (1966 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (751/yr).
Gannon has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #839 nationally (given to 751 babies that year).
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