Kannon is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kannon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kannon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kannon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kannon is a boy name of Japanese origin meaning “goddess of mercy”. From the Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion, also a respelling of Cannon.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,181 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 Kannon per year, United States (1972 to 2025). United States peaked in 2020 (534/yr).
Kannon is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2020, when it ranked #1,088 nationally (given to 534 babies that year).
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