Canton is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Canton is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,241 for boy births in the United States (and #11,059 across all names), given to 18 babies. Canton first appears in 1988 and peaked in 2015 (33 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #5,241 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #6,906 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #6,964 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #6,203 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #5,374 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #5,495 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #4,990 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #4,500 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #4,617 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 | #3,381 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | #3,546 |
| 2013 | 31 | 31 | #3,420 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | #4,892 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | #6,089 |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | #4,452 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #4,564 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | #4,396 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #9,722 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #5,072 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #4,825 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | #4,133 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #10,915 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #5,422 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #5,715 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #7,678 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #9,471 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,197 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #7,908 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #6,916 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #5,906 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,437 |