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Kanon
Kanon (かのん) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 花音, 花 flower + 音 sound. It is popular today and has reached No. 7 in 2 different years between 2004 and 2015.
か · のん · かのん · カノン
Ways to write Kanon
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
花音
花flower音sound
Girl, best No. 7 (2004–2025)華音
華splendour, flower音sound
Girl, best No. 47 (2011–2014)夏音
夏summer音sound
Girl, best No. 87 (2007–2014)奏音
奏to play music音sound
Girl, best No. 88 (2007–2018)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Kanon appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
佳暖beautiful + warmGirl
加暖to add + warmGirl
可暖possible + warmGirl
夏暖summer + warmGirl
果暖fruit + warmGirl
歌暖song + warmGirl
花暖flower + warmGirl
華暖splendour + warmGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Kanon has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 7 in 2 different years, most recently 2015.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2024 | No. 32 |
| 2023 | No. 38 |
| 2022 | No. 30 |
| 2021 | No. 23 |
| 2019 | No. 43 |
| 2018 | No. 30 |
| 2017 | No. 44 |
| 2016 | No. 41 |
| 2015 | No. 24 |
| 2014 | No. 20 |
| 2013 | No. 29 |
| 2012 | No. 40 |
| 2011 | No. 10 |
| 2010 | No. 20 |
| 2009 | No. 16 |
| 2008 | No. 28 |
| 2007 | No. 23 |
| 2006 | No. 26 |
| 2005 | No. 42 |
| 2004 | No. 15 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.