Given name & surname
Kanon
“from the garden”
Kanon is a variant of Kanan. One Indian interpretation is “from the garden.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kanon is a variant of Kanan. One Indian interpretation is “from the garden.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kanon is a variant of Kanan. An origin associated with Kanan is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kanon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,688
- 1,524 boys · 164 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 133 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #3,809 for boys · #14,035 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,809 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 52.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 127 in 2015. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,316 as a first name in 2020; 112 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.
Kanon’s family of names
Kanon has a related form in Kanan. In Japanese usage, Kanon is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 佳音. In Japanese usage, Kanon is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 奏音.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kanon
- Kanon WakeshimaJapanese musicianborn 1988
- Kanon SuzukiJapanese singer and dancer (former Morning Musume member)born 1998
- Kanon TakaoJapanese voice actressborn 2002
- Maro KannagiJapanese singerborn 1995
- Kanon TaniJapanese actressborn 2004
- Kanon ShizakiJapanese voice actress and musician
- Kanon KimotoJapanese singerborn 1997
- Kanon MiyaharaJapanese fashion model and tarentoborn 1996
- Kanon KasugaJapanese actressborn 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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