Masculine dossier · first seen 1971

Canon

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

129

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1971Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

36.4%

2024

All-time

2,687

Canon 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 2019, when 129 boys were named Canon.

In 2024, only 82 boys were given the name.

Down 36.4% from its peak.

All told, about 2,687 Americans have been named Canon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1971.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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