Boys' name · since 1966
Gannon
Gannon has 6,677 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,504 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,677
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,677 babies have been named Gannon since 1966, making it today's #2211 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Gannon recorded 6,677 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #2211 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #1,504 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,211 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,677 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gannon ranks #1,504 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,211 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,677 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,504 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,677
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gannon's 6,677 recorded births place it above 96.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gannon compares
6,677 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Gannon's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gannon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,677 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 751 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gannon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gannon's full recorded timeline at 1996, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 751 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gannon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 751
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Gannon popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Gannon as girls' name)
Gannon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,037 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Gannon's strongest decade.
3,037 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Gannon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 179
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 157
1980s
157 births
- 1990s 641
1990s
641 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,846 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,037 births
- 2020s 792
2020s
792 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,037 births (45% of all-time use).
How Gannon 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 Gannon's total volume
Gannon by state
Where Gannon concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 419 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 379 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 340 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 318 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 251 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 200 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 184 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 176 | 2.6% |
419 of 6,677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Gannon appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gannon's data
- Gannon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (3,037 total births); usage has since declined to 792 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gannons (419 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Gannon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Gannon 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.