How Many People Are Named Gannon?
An estimated 6,526 people in the United States have the first name Gannon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Gannon peaked in popularity in 2014 with 751 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gannon 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 Gannon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gannon is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,526
About 1 in 52,521 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2014
751 births
Total Registered
6,616
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gannon
Gannon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,616 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Gannon as a male name
Ranked #1,861 in 2024
86 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (751 births)
Gannon as a female name
Ranked #17,361 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 2015 (5 births)
Gannon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gannon span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,040 babies were registered. Gannon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gannon by Decade
How has Gannon 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.
Gannon by State
Birth registrations for Gannon span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Nevada, Idaho. On average, about 117 Gannons were registered per state.
Gannon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gannon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gannon
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gannon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gannon?
We estimate approximately 6,526 people named Gannon 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 52,521 Americans share this first name.
Is Gannon a common name?
Gannon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,616 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gannon most popular?
Gannon reached peak popularity in 2014, when 751 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gannon is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gannon a male name?
Gannon is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gannon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gannon Smith, Gannon Johnson, Gannon 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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