Boys' name · since 1971
Canon
2,751 babies named Canon in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,689 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,751
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,751 babies have been named Canon since 1971, making it today's #2214 boys' name.
Canon has 2,751 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2214 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,689 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,214 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,751 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Canon ranks #2,689 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,214 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,751 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,689 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,751
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Canon's 2,751 recorded births place it above 94.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Canon compares
2,751 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Canon's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Canon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,751 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 129 | 34 | 22,252 |
Canon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Canon's full recorded timeline at 2002, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 129 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Canon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Canon popularity over time - girls
41 total births recorded since 1986 (Canon as girls' name)
Canon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,104 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Canon's strongest decade.
1,104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Canon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 206
1990s
206 births
- 2000s
2000s
810 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,104 births
- 2020s
2020s
556 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,104 births (40% of all-time use).
How Canon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Canon's total volume
Canon by state
Where Canon concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 362 | 13.2% |
| #2 | California | | 208 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 83 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 78 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 57 | 2.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 45 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Utah | | 38 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 33 | 1.2% |
362 of 2,751 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Canon appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Canon's data
- Canon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,104 total births) through the 2020s (556) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Canons (362 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Canon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Canon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.