Is Kanon a boy or girl name?

Kanon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,688 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.7% were girls and 90.3% were boys.

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Kanon

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Kanon was most popular in 2015, when 133 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,911 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,688 people named Kanon.

Kanon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kanon’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kanon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kanon is mostly a boy’s name — 9.7% of the 1,688 Americans given it were girls and 90.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kanon

Where Kanon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 4.0×

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