Canton
Recorded 1988–2025 · United States
Canton was most popular in 2015, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,409 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 538 people named Canton.
Canton over time
How old is the name Canton?
Canton first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1988, which makes it about 37 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 34 of the 38 years since.
How many people are named Canton?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 538 American births named Canton between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 531 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Canton in 2025?
18 American babies were named Canton in 2025, ranking #10,985 that year.
Is Canton getting more or less popular?
Canton is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 15 births a year, against 28 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -49% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Canton a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Canton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 538 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Canton?
Roughly 531 Americans named Canton are alive today — 99% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 13 years old, and half are between 9 and 20. That is a narrow band because Canton is a young name — it only became common recently, so almost everyone carrying it is still a child or a young adult.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org