Young wolf or wise
A name with dual roots, it likely stems from the Irish 'Canann', meaning young wolf, or the English 'Shannon', referring to the River Shannon. In some contexts, it is also associated with the word 'canon', implying a person of the church or a rule of law.
Less common today
Channon isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,717 in 1991.
American film and television actor
Subject of a high-profile 2007 legal case
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
