US rank #11520 Boys' name Peak 2015 271 births

Ganon — #11520 US boys' name

271 babies named Ganon in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s672010s1482020s51
#11520
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ganon was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

22 babies were named Ganon in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ganon

The Social Security Administration has registered 271 babies named Ganon between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ganon currently holds the #11520 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ganon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ganon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ganon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 271 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ganon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

271

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2015

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,520

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ganon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
22
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 202420212018201520122009200620021999 5

Ganon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
148 births that decade — 55% of Ganon's all-time total
1990s52000s672010s1482020s51

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ganon?
271 babies have been named Ganon since 1999. It currently ranks #11520 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 22 births.
When was Ganon most popular?
Ganon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Ganon been used?
Ganon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ganon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gannon, Ganesh, Gannicus, Gannen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.