Kanon Boy
How popular is Kanon?
#3,756 boy name in 2025
29 baby boys were named Kanon in the US in 2025, making it the 3756th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Kanon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,756 for boys (▼ 799 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 29 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-77% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,369 in 2015, #2,346 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (127 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,369 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kanon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cannon family of names ranked #299 for boys in 2025 (#310 the year before), with 1,137 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cannon | 374 | 33% |
| Kannon | 263 | 23% |
| Kanan | 194 | 17% |
| Canon | 64 | 6% |
| Kanon | 29 | 3% |
| Kainen | 41 | 4% |
| Kainan | 29 | 3% |
| Cainan | 32 | 3% |
| Kanen | 18 | 2% |
| Cainen | 11 | 1% |
| Kaynen | 7 | 1% |
| Kannan | 17 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kanon is most popular
Babies named Kanon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
Kanon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | #4,439 |
| 1980s | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1990s | 87 | #4,390 |
| 2000s | 324 | #2,701 |
| 2010s | 825 | #1,369 |
| 2020s | 275 | #2,320 |
Boy names about as popular as Kanon
Questions
- Is Kanon a boy or girl name?
- Kanon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Kanon were boys.
- How popular is the name Kanon?
- 29 baby boys were named Kanon in the US in 2025, making it the 3756th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Kanon most popular?
- Kanon peaked in 2015, when 127 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,369 in 2015.
- How many people are named Kanon?
- 1,688 babies have been named Kanon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,672 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Kanon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kanon was most common in Louisiana, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.