How Many People Are Named Michael Cannon?

There are approximately 851 people named Michael Cannon living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 402,767 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Michael with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cannon. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

851

1 in 402,767 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

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Michael

Est. Living 3,738,917

Last Name

Cannon

Michael: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Michael. The peak year was 1957 with 93,041 births. The average person named Michael today is 50 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Michael

In the 2020 Census, the first name Michael was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.89%) and Hispanic (7.79%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Michael in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Michael rose or fell over time.

White

79.02%

Black

7.89%

Hispanic

7.79%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.91%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.53%

Two or More Races

2.86%

Ancestry of the Cannon Surname

The surname Cannon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Cannon in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

67.38%

Black

23.59%

Hispanic

3.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.51%

Two or More Races

4.43%

How we calculated this

The first name "Michael" has an estimated frequency of 1.09% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Cannon" appears at a rate of 22.76 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Michael are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 851 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Michael

Michael Smith Michael Johnson Michael Williams Michael Brown Michael Jones Michael Garcia Michael Miller Michael Rodriguez

Other people with the surname Cannon

James Cannon John Cannon David Cannon Robert Cannon William Cannon Jerry Cannon Danny Cannon

Michael Cannon: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Michael Cannon?

We estimate approximately 851 people named Michael Cannon are alive in the United States today. The first name Michael is shared by 3,738,917 Americans, and the surname Cannon is shared by 78,024.

How rare is the name Michael Cannon?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 402,767 Americans. The first name Michael is very common and the surname Cannon is uncommon.

Is Michael a male or female name?

Michael is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1957 and the average bearer today is 50 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Michael?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Michael was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.89%) and Hispanic (7.79%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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