Given name & surname
Canton
Canton is a surname from French. It is used in English and Italian.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Canton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 538
- 538 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,241 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,241 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 2015. In 2025, Missouri had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 499 as a first name in 2020; 2,287 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.
Canton’s family of names
Canton may belong to the same name family as CANNTON. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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