Cannon is an established boys' name that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Cannon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #722 for boy births in the United States (and #1,444 across all names), given to 374 babies. Cannon was first reported in SSA data in 1904 and peaked in 2021 (581 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 374 | 374 | — | #722 |
| 2024 | 338 | 338 | #13,808 | #763 |
| 2023 | 441 | 441 | #9,752 | #641 |
| 2022 | 476 | 476 | #12,500 | #600 |
| 2021 | 595 | 595 | #7,712 | #506 |
| 2020 | 537 | 537 | #7,286 | #542 |
| 2019 | 578 | 578 | #8,226 | #508 |
| 2018 | 528 | 528 | #12,747 | #540 |
| 2017 | 518 | 518 | #8,370 | #550 |
| 2016 | 548 | 548 | #6,965 | #543 |
| 2015 | 480 | 480 | #13,280 | #585 |
| 2014 | 509 | 509 | — | #543 |
| 2013 | 500 | 500 | #11,193 | #542 |
| 2012 | 501 | 501 | #11,455 | #531 |
| 2011 | 498 | 498 | #17,275 | #519 |
| 2010 | 424 | 424 | #10,574 | #600 |
| 2009 | 405 | 405 | #17,815 | #623 |
| 2008 | 392 | 392 | #14,116 | #638 |
| 2007 | 322 | 322 | #14,202 | #728 |
| 2006 | 273 | 273 | #10,742 | #788 |
| 2005 | 264 | 264 | #13,274 | #772 |
| 2004 | 225 | 225 | #8,822 | #835 |
| 2003 | 196 | 196 | #16,217 | #884 |
| 2002 | 137 | 137 | #12,441 | #1,115 |
| 2001 | 134 | 134 | #12,289 | #1,114 |
| 2000 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,163 |
| 1999 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,284 |
| 1998 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,406 |
| 1997 | 73 | — | — | #1,470 |
| 1996 | 84 | — | #12,090 | #1,370 |
| 1995 | 59 | — | #13,765 | #1,667 |
| 1994 | 59 | — | — | #1,565 |
| 1993 | 30 | — | #8,836 | #3,161 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | — | #2,852 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | — | #2,840 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | — | #2,441 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | — | #3,470 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | — | #3,227 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | — | #3,553 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | — | #3,467 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | — | #3,433 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | — | #2,979 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | — | #3,916 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,093 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | — | #3,637 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | — | #3,282 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,459 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,203 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | — | #2,927 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | — | #4,501 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | — | #3,691 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | — | #3,349 |
| 1973 | 21 | — | — | #1,991 |
| 1972 | 21 | — | — | #1,979 |
| 1971 | 14 | — | — | #2,580 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | — | #2,753 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | — | #2,567 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,208 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,117 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,475 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | — | #3,066 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,587 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,287 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | — | #3,164 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | — | #4,394 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,530 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,796 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #3,790 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #3,989 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,081 |