Canon is an uncommon variant of Cannon that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Canon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,211 among boys (64) and #15,365 among girls (5) — overall #4,518 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | #15,365 | #2,211 |
| 2024 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,923 |
| 2023 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,853 |
| 2022 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,577 |
| 2021 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,678 |
| 2020 | 114 | 114 | — | #1,491 |
| 2019 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,383 |
| 2018 | 120 | 120 | #16,157 | #1,499 |
| 2017 | 120 | 120 | #12,984 | #1,489 |
| 2016 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,743 |
| 2015 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,768 |
| 2014 | 127 | 127 | — | #1,349 |
| 2013 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,563 |
| 2012 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,420 |
| 2011 | 127 | 127 | #13,634 | #1,386 |
| 2010 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,504 |
| 2009 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,547 |
| 2008 | 115 | 115 | #15,768 | #1,496 |
| 2007 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,580 |
| 2006 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,469 |
| 2005 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,586 |
| 2004 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,632 |
| 2003 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,596 |
| 2002 | 61 | 61 | — | #1,852 |
| 2001 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,626 |
| 2000 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,019 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,356 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | — | #2,796 |
| 1997 | 41 | — | — | #2,135 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | — | #2,936 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | — | #3,035 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | — | #5,503 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | #12,012 | #4,044 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #4,917 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | — | #6,608 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #6,501 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,309 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,261 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,564 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #11,140 | #6,037 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | — | #4,376 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #5,666 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #4,995 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,498 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,595 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,143 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,702 |