Canton vs Cannon

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

Name A

Canton

Boy name · Rank #6976

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Name B

Cannon

Boy name · Rank #765

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Metric Canton Cannon
Current Rank #6976 #765
Total Births (all years) 520 10,602
Peak Year 2015 2021
Peak Year Births 33 580
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1904

Births by Decade

Decade Canton Cannon
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 17
1920ss — 25
1940ss — 5
1950ss — 13
1960ss — 22
1970ss — 124
1980ss 5 127
1990ss 49 536
2000ss 150 2,400
2010ss 245 4,994
2020ss 71 2,333

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Canton Cannon
2014 30 509
2015 33 473
2016 27 531
2017 21 505
2018 22 521
2019 19 565
2020 16 522
2021 17 580
2022 14 469
2023 12 431
2024 12 331

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, 1988–2024.

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