Boys' name · since 1972
Kannon
Kannon has 6,040 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #904 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,040
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kannon is the #904 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,040 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kannon has been recorded 6,040 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #904 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #1,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #904 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,040 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kannon ranks #1,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #904 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,040 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #904 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,040
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kannon's 6,040 recorded births place it above 96.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kannon compares
6,040 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Kannon's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kannon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,040 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 526 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kannon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kannon's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 526, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kannon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 526
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Kannon popularity over time - girls
141 total births recorded since 2005 (Kannon as girls' name)
Kannon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,786 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Kannon's strongest decade.
2,786 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kannon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 139
1990s
139 births
- 2000s 901
2000s
901 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,786 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,197 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,786 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kannon 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 Kannon's total volume
Kannon by state
Where Kannon concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 785 | 13.0% |
| #2 | California | | 332 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 285 | 4.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 260 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 242 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 210 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 210 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 200 | 3.3% |
785 of 6,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Kannon appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kannon's data
- Kannon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,786 total births) through the 2020s (2,197) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kannons (785 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 Kannon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Kannon 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.