Danny Cannon
There are approximately 54 people named Danny Cannon living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,347,303 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Danny with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cannon. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
54
1 in 6,347,303
Named Danny
225K
Alive today
Named Cannon
83K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 225K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1954
Average age: 58
Estimated bearers: 83K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #466
Per 100K: 24.10
Top ancestry: White (69.8%)
First name trend
Danny: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Danny. The peak year was 1954 with 9,128 births. The average person named Danny today is 58 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cannon surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cannon, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.8%.
- White69.8%
- Black or African American24.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Danny has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0657% of the US population, based on 225,152 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Cannon appears at a rate of 24.10 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0241%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 54 people with the full name Danny Cannon. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Danny
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FAQ
Danny Cannon: questions and answers
How many people are named Danny Cannon?
We estimate approximately 54 people in the United States share the full name Danny Cannon. That works out to about 1 in 6,347,303 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0657%) with the surname frequency (24.10 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Danny Cannon?
We classify Danny Cannon as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,347,303 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Danny a male or female name?
Danny is predominantly male. Out of 287,870 total SSA registrations, 99.4% were male and 0.6% were female. See the full Danny profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.