How Many People Are Named Canon?
An estimated 2,693 people in the United States have the first name Canon. It is predominantly male (98.7%). The average bearer is 15 years old, and Canon peaked in popularity in 2019 with 129 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Canon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Canon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Canon is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,693
About 1 in 127,276 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.7% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2019
129 births
Total Registered
2,723
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Canon
Canon is predominantly male (98.7%), though 36 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Canon as a male name
Ranked #1,916 in 2024
82 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (129 births)
Canon as a female name
Ranked #16,150 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2011 (7 births)
Canon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Canon span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,123 babies were registered. While Canon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Canon by Decade
How has Canon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Canon by State
Birth registrations for Canon span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Virginia, Nevada, Kentucky. On average, about 47 Canons were registered per state.
Canon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Canon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Canon
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Canon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Canon?
We estimate approximately 2,693 people named Canon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 127,276 Americans share this first name.
Is Canon a common name?
Canon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,723 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Canon most popular?
Canon reached peak popularity in 2019, when 129 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Canon is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Canon a male name?
Canon is predominantly male. 98.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Canon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Canon Smith, Canon Johnson, Canon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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