Unisex name · since 1915
Hannon
Hannon has 62 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hannon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 62 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Hannon recorded 62 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1915 to 2023.
- #20,644 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 62 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hannon ranks #20,644 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hannon's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hannon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hannon's full recorded timeline at 2012, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hannon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2023
- Peak year (2016)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
62 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 8 births in a single year.
Hannon popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1981 (Hannon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Hannon accounts for 14% of total recorded use across both genders.
Hannon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Hannon's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Hannon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (37% of all-time use).
Hannon decade highlights
- Peak decade 23 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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- Hannon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Hannon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1915–2023 (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 Hannon 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.
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