Masculine dossier · first seen 1904

Cannon

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cannon
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

580

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1904Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

42.9%

2024

331

All-time

10,602

Cannon has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 580 boys were named Cannon.

In 2024, only 331 boys were given the name.

Down 42.9% from its peak.

All told, about 10,602 Americans have been named Cannon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1904.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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