Bannon comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Irish surname origin; white or fair..
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How popular is Bannon?
2016peak year
Today, Bannon is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8516), with only about 10 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2016, 16 babies were given the name (ranked #5581 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Bannon has been declining in recent years. In all, around 197 babies have been registered as Bannon since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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