#7652024 rank
2021peak year
9,472babies named Cannon since 1880
▼ 41%5-year trend
Cannon popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Cannon mean?
An English surname from canon, an ecclesiastical official, and by association the weapon, from Italian cannone, 'large tube'. Its hard sound suits the modern taste for strong word names.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage
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Spellings & variants
Kannon
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