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Cannon
The name Cannon carries the meaning "church official or large gun". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
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EtymologyMeaning "church official" or "large gun"
Births by decade
1900s
6
1910s
17
1920s
25
1930s
0
1940s
5
1950s
13
1960s
22
1970s
124
1980s
127
1990s
556
2000s
2,466
2010s
3,969
Peaked in the 2010s · 7,330 total U.S. births since 1900