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Channon

Girl · SHAN-on · Irish

Channon is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Channon come from?

Irish: variant of Shannon, or an English surname from Old French chanoun 'canon'

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SHAN-on

Is Channon a girl's or a boy's name?

Channon is a girls' name.

How popular is Channon in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 13 girls.

Half of all the girls named Channon in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 13 in 19982008
Channon in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20083#5,772
20070–
20060–
20050–
20043#4,789
20036#2,877
20025#3,047
20010–
20003#4,074
19999#1,921
199813#1,505
19979#1,927
199611#1,621

How popular is Channon in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1971, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.

Half of all the boys named Channon in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 1989, 65% of the babies named Channon in the US were girls.

1969Busiest: 17 in 19712023
Channon in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202311#7,284
20226#10,855
20216#10,794
20200–
20190–
201810#7,613
20176#10,770
20169#8,141
20155#12,080
201411#7,043
201313#6,236
20126#10,763
20115#12,280
20105#12,224
20096#10,989
20087#9,864
20070–
20060–
20050–
20049#7,530
20030–
200210#6,515
20016#9,236
20006#9,104
199913#5,029
19980–
19979#6,094
19969#5,975
199512#4,785
19940–
19936#7,631
19928#6,120
19918#5,934
19907#6,408
198911#4,521
19889#4,781
19875#6,945
198613#3,437
19858#4,693
19840–
19830–
19828#4,591
19817#4,959
19807#4,938
197916#2,776
197814#2,928
197711#3,384
197615#2,708
19759#3,657
197412#2,944
197314#2,604
197210#3,150
197117#2,278
19709#3,280
19698#3,313

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