Recorded 1915–2023 Unisex name Peak 2016 62 births

Hannon — boys' name

62 babies named Hannon in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s71930s51990s62000s62010s232020s10
2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Hannon was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hannon in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hannon

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Hannon between 1915 and 2023, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hannon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Hannon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hannon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Hannon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hannon 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 62 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.

Hannon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

62

Since 1915

109 years of records

Peak year

2016

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1915

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2023

Hannon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1915

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
8
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
456789 20232022201820162013201220081995193819251915 5

Hannon popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1981 (Hannon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19821981 5

Hannon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
23 births that decade — 37% of Hannon's all-time total
1910s51920s71930s51990s62000s62010s232020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hannon?
62 babies have been named Hannon since 1915. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 8 births.
When was Hannon most popular?
Hannon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Is Hannon a unisex name?
Yes, Hannon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 62 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Hannon been used?
Hannon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 109 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Hannon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hank, Hans, Hansel, Hanson, 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, 1915–2023 (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.