Canaan vs Cannon

Side-by-side comparison of Canaan and Cannon — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Canaan

Boy name · Rank #1089

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Name B

Cannon

Boy name · Rank #765

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Metric Canaan Cannon
Current Rank #1089 #765
Total Births (all years) 5,629 10,602
Peak Year 2016 2021
Peak Year Births 385 580
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1973 1904

Births by Decade

Decade Canaan Cannon
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 17
1920ss — 25
1940ss — 5
1950ss — 13
1960ss — 22
1970ss 82 124
1980ss 217 127
1990ss 635 536
2000ss 1,257 2,400
2010ss 2,346 4,994
2020ss 1,092 2,333

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Canaan Cannon
2014 180 509
2015 285 473
2016 385 531
2017 318 505
2018 270 521
2019 265 565
2020 231 522
2021 236 580
2022 236 469
2023 190 431
2024 199 331

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1973–2024.

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