Kanon is a rare variant of Kannon that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Kanon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,809 among boys (29) and #14,035 among girls (6) — overall #7,189 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | #14,035 | #3,809 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | #12,779 | #2,982 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,922 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,848 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,339 |
| 2020 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,357 |
| 2019 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,758 |
| 2018 | 101 | 101 | #14,697 | #1,676 |
| 2017 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,670 |
| 2016 | 124 | 124 | — | #1,416 |
| 2015 | 133 | 133 | #15,426 | #1,372 |
| 2014 | 91 | 91 | #12,482 | #1,807 |
| 2013 | 76 | 76 | #11,446 | #2,034 |
| 2012 | 68 | 68 | #8,426 | #2,370 |
| 2011 | 54 | 54 | #15,759 | #2,565 |
| 2010 | 56 | 56 | #8,965 | #2,809 |
| 2009 | 53 | 53 | #13,035 | #2,729 |
| 2008 | 55 | 55 | #7,919 | #3,040 |
| 2007 | 52 | 52 | #13,274 | #2,742 |
| 2006 | 39 | 39 | #12,961 | #3,422 |
| 2005 | 47 | 47 | #8,100 | #3,128 |
| 2004 | 32 | 32 | #15,062 | #3,589 |
| 2003 | 37 | 37 | #17,012 | #3,023 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | #12,871 | #2,982 |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | #14,394 | #3,675 |
| 2000 | 25 | 25 | #16,237 | #3,999 |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | #13,479 | #5,179 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,527 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | — | #6,366 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | — | #4,505 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,710 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,099 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #9,462 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #7,952 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,757 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,788 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,718 |