girls:
121 births since 2005
#5595 (2nd percentile)
boys:
5.5k births since 1972
#1596 (65th percentile)
overall:
5.7k births since 1972
#3614 (53rd percentile)
The name Kannon is the #3,614 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 5,666 recorded births since 1972. This represents the 53.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 53.3% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,596 (65.2% percentile) for all time with 5,545 births since 1972. For girls, it ranks #5,595 (2.1% percentile) for all time with 121 births since 2005.
Kannon first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1972 (1972 for boys and 2005 for girls). Birth data for Kannon is available in 37 out of the 52 years between 1972 and 2023 (37 years for boys and 16 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kannon has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 97.9% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Kannon reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 47.6% percentile (ranked #473) with 284 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 284 births per million (ranked 47.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1990, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kannon ranks #626 for boys (31.3% percentile) with 163 births per million, which is 57.3% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Kannon reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #938) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2014, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kannon ranks #944 for girls (0.3% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 69.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kannon".
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