Kannon
4% girls · 96% boys
About Kannon
Kannon, the name of actor Kevin James' son born in 2011, seems at first glance to be a kre8if spelling of bad boy name Cannon. But Kannon is also the name of the Buddhist god (and sometime goddess) of mercy and compassion, a very different image from the big gun. Either way, it made its way into the Top 1000 for the first time in 2013, and was one of the year's fastest-rising names.
Kannon is also given to girls, where it ranks #9152 in the US.
Pronounced KAN-un.
As of October 2026, Kannon ranked #904 for boys and #9152 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #540 for boys in 2020 and #8832 for girls in 2019.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #917 | 234 | 121.8 |
| 2015 | #854 | 263 | 137.2 |
| 2016 | #793 | 299 | 157.6 |
| 2017 | #670 | 377 | 203.7 |
| 2018 | #596 | 460 | 253.3 |
| 2019 | #585 | 475 | 264.7 |
| 2020 | #540 | 525 | 304.2 |
| 2021 | #592 | 469 | 268.1 |
| 2022 | #666 | 410 | 234.8 |
| 2023 | #817 | 300 | 175.4 |
| 2024 | #983 | 228 | 132.3 |
| 2025 | #904 | 263 | 154 |
World rankings
Kannon for boys
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Famous Kannons
- Kannon ShanmugamBoy
American attorney and jurist
- Kannon Kile (b. 1997)Boy
daughter of late baseball player Darryl Kile; twin of sister Sierra
- Kannon Valentine James (b. 2011)Boy
son of actor Kevin James