Is Channon a boy or girl name?

Channon is a unisex name. Of the 1,141 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 63.9% were girls and 36.1% were boys.

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Channon

Recorded 1964–2023 · United States

Channon was most popular in 1971, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,613 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,141 people named Channon.

Channon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Channon’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Channon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Channon is a unisex name — 63.9% of the 1,141 Americans given it were girls and 36.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org