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Canon Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Canon?

Ranking 1,493rd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Canon is uncommon.

Canon, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

Position 1348, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2014 with 127 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Canon in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1980.

Approximately during the years 1991-1997, and 1998-2006 the name Canon took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Canon be?

The popularity trend for Canon has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Canon has risen.

The name Canon is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Canon (Girl)Canon (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 5 16,056 114 1,493
2017 7 12,939 113 1,483
2016 < 5 -- 89 1,740
2015 < 5 -- 86 1,767
2014 < 5 -- 127 1,348
2013 < 5 -- 100 1,562
2012 < 5 -- 117 1,417
2011 7 13,621 120 1,386
2010 < 5 -- 108 1,502
2009 < 5 -- 106 1,546
2008 6 15,759 109 1,495
2007 < 5 -- 99 1,579
2006 < 5 -- 104 1,469
2005 < 5 -- 87 1,584
2004 < 5 -- 79 1,632
2003 < 5 -- 79 1,596
2002 < 5 -- 61 1,852
2001 < 5 -- 36 2,625
2000 < 5 -- 50 2,019
1999 < 5 -- 38 2,356
1998 < 5 -- 29 2,793
1997 < 5 -- 41 2,135
1996 < 5 -- 25 2,936
1995 < 5 -- 23 3,034
1994 < 5 -- 10 5,504
1993 6 12,011 15 4,043
1992 < 5 -- 11 4,915
1991 < 5 -- 7 6,608
1990 < 5 -- 7 6,496
1989 < 5 -- 7 6,305
1988 < 5 -- 8 5,259
1987 < 5 -- 7 5,560
1986 5 11,131 6 6,034
1985 < 5 -- 9 4,375
1984 < 5 -- 6 5,662
1983 < 5 -- 7 4,990
1982 < 5 -- 5 6,497
1981 < 5 -- 6 5,595
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.