Given name & surname
Gannon
“a fair-skinned man”
Gannon is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “a fair-skinned man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a fair-skinned man.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gannon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,682
- 6,677 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 751 babies
- 2025
- 64
- #2,216 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 64 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,216 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 751 in 2014. In 2025, Indiana had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,498 as a first name in 2020; 14,383 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gannon’s family of names
Gannon has a related form in Ganan. Gannon has a related form in Ganen. Gannon has a related form in Ganin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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