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Cannon
OriginWord name
Meaning"people of Cana or wolf cub"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#722
2025 SSA
About Cannon
Cannon sits amongst other weapon names like Colt, Pistol, Lance, and Remington. Definitely a name that offers bombast.
Cannon is also given to girls.
Pronounced CAN-un.
As of October 2026, Cannon ranked #13758 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #6962 in 2016.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #543 | 509 | 265 |
| 2015 | #585 | 473 | 246.8 |
| 2016 | #543 | 531 | 279.8 |
| 2017 | #550 | 505 | 272.8 |
| 2018 | #539 | 521 | 286.9 |
| 2019 | #508 | 565 | 314.9 |
| 2020 | #542 | 522 | 302.4 |
| 2021 | #507 | 580 | 331.5 |
| 2022 | #600 | 469 | 268.6 |
| 2023 | #640 | 431 | 252 |
| 2024 | #765 | 331 | 192.1 |
| 2025 | #722 | 374 | 219 |
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Cannon for boys
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Cannon on lists
Famous Cannons
- Cannon King (b. 2000)Boy
son of TV and radio host Larry King
- Parker CannonBoy
American lead singer of The Story So Far
- Freddy CannonBoy
American rock 'n' roll singer
- Cannon HinnantBoy
(b. 2015), 5,year,old white American boy shot by a black man for unknown reasons on 9th August 2020
Cannon in pop culture
- Frank CannonBoy
main character on TV's "Cannon"
- (Henry) CannonBoy
half of the duo Saber and Cannon in DC's Vigilante comics
- Cannon aka Mitchell SaundersBoy
character in Wildstorm comics
- CannonBoy
heavy artillery used in warfare
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