Is Danton a boy or girl name?

Danton is a boy’s name. Of the 570 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Danton

Recorded 1944–2022 · United States

Danton was most popular in 1989, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,935 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 570 people named Danton.

Danton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Danton’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Danton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Danton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 570 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.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org