Bannon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BAN-un
- Origin
- Irish
Bannon is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “white, fair”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bannon mean?
Irish: from the Irish surname Ó Banáin, from bán
“white, fair”
Is Bannon a girl's or a boy's name?
Bannon is a boys' name.
How popular is Bannon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Bannon in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bannon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
Names like Bannon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden, Declan, Finn, Aiden, Ronan, Keegan, Kayden, Deacon, Finnegan, Cannon, Brecken, Kian
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bannon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bannon, updated 20 October 2026.