Gannon

Gannon: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “fair-skinned”
Origin: Irish
Say it: GAN-ən · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

From an Irish surname Anglicized from Gaelic Ó Ganáin. The original byname is commonly explained as meaning 'fair-haired' or 'fair-skinned'.

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How popular is Gannon?

202426.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Gannon in 202486

2024 rank#1,865 boys

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 18806,616

Gannon is fading: recent use is about 56% of its level ten years before.

Names like Gannon

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Liamresolute protector · Irish
Aidenlittle fire · Irish
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Ryanlittle king · Irish
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Connorlover of hounds · Irish
Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish
Braydendescendant of Bradán · Irish

Gannon questions

What does the name Gannon mean?

Gannon means "fair-skinned". It comes from Irish. From an Irish surname Anglicized from Gaelic Ó Ganáin. The original byname is commonly explained as meaning 'fair-haired' or 'fair-skinned'.

Is Gannon a boy or girl name?

Gannon is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Gannon?

86 US babies were named Gannon in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Gannon?

Gannon is usually pronounced GAN-ən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.