Canon

Meaning: Possibly wolf cub
Origin: Irish surname — Possibly a spelling of Cannon

Meaning: Rule, standard
Origin: Greek — Or from the word canon

Boy's name · #2211 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Canon's best rank, #1349, came in 2014; it has settled back to #2211 today. Roughly 2,800 boys have been named Canon since 1971.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,810 in Canada (2022) · #4,749 in England & Wales (2018).

Famous Canons

Canon Blue — Music project by Daniel James

In stories & tradition

Canon Fodder — 2000 AD (comics)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Cannon (#722) and Kannon (#904), Canon would rank around #448 with about 700 births last year — the newborns split about 53/38/9 across Cannon, Kannon, and Canon.

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