Kanon*
#3,476 most common boys' name of all time · #8,477 across all names · 90% male / 10% female · used 1972–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#3,476
Rank overall
#8,477 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
37 of 146
All-time
1,688
Since 2016
697
Peak year
2015 #1,371
Best rank
#1,371 2015
Girls
Boys
peak 133/yr
Kanon first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 29 | 35 | #3,791 |
| 2024 | 7 | 42 | 49 | #2,983 |
| 2023 | — | 43 | 43 | #2,920 |
| 2022 | — | 45 | 45 | #2,851 |
| 2021 | — | 59 | 59 | #2,330 |
| 2020 | — | 57 | 57 | #2,354 |
| 2019 | — | 89 | 89 | #1,760 |
| 2018 | 6 | 95 | 101 | #1,674 |
| 2017 | — | 95 | 95 | #1,675 |
| 2016 | — | 124 | 124 | #1,416 |
| 2015 | 6 | 127 | 133 | #1,371 |
| 2014 | 8 | 83 | 91 | #1,803 |
| 2013 | 9 | 67 | 76 | #2,032 |
| 2012 | 14 | 54 | 68 | #2,372 |
| 2011 | 6 | 48 | 54 | #2,572 |
| 2010 | 13 | 43 | 56 | #2,804 |
| 2009 | 8 | 45 | 53 | #2,728 |
| 2008 | 16 | 39 | 55 | #3,027 |
| 2007 | 8 | 44 | 52 | #2,742 |
| 2006 | 8 | 31 | 39 | #3,418 |
| 2005 | 14 | 33 | 47 | #3,143 |
| 2004 | 6 | 26 | 32 | #3,587 |
| 2003 | 5 | 32 | 37 | #3,018 |
| 2002 | 7 | 31 | 38 | #2,986 |
| 2001 | 6 | 23 | 29 | #3,666 |
| 2000 | 5 | 20 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 1999 | 6 | 13 | 19 | #5,167 |
| 1998 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,515 |
| 1997 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,312 |
| 1996 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,491 |
| 1995 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,697 |
| 1994 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,104 |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,218 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,837 |
| 1991 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,688 |
| 1987 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,832 |
| 1972 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,954 |