How Many People Are Named Canton?
people named Canton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 642,452 people in the US has this name
Based on 538 babies named Canton in Social Security records from 1988 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Canton in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Canton alive today is about 14 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Canton first appears in the records in 1988 and was given most often in 2015, to 33 babies. In 2025, 18 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1988 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Canton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,380, in 2015. In 2025 it ranked #5,239.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,239 |
| Best rank | #3,380 (2015) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,142 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Canton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Canton were born in Texas than in any other state: about 28 of those alive today.
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