Given name & surname
Blanton
“a gentle man; one who is mild-tempered”
Blanton is a variant of Blandon. One Latin interpretation is “a gentle man; one who is mild-tempered.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Blanton is a variant of Blandon. One Latin interpretation is “a gentle man; one who is mild-tempered.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Blanton is a variant of Blandon. An origin associated with Blandon is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Blanton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 491
- 491 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,031 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,031 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 328 as a first name in 2020; 22,938 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Blanton’s family of names
Blanton has a related form in Blandon. In Greek usage, Blanton as a surname is a transliteration of Μπλαντόν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Blanton
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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