Canton
Rank in 2025
#5208
recorded as boys
Up 1,624 since 2024
Babies in 2025
18
boys 18
Peak year
2015
33 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
538
since 1988
Born a Canton? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Canton was most popular in 2015, when 33 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 18 babies were named Canton, ranking #5208 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 18 | 5208 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 12 | 6832 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 12 | 6897 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 14 | 6147 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 17 | 5338 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 16 | 5451 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 19 | 4951 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 22 | 4476 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 21 | 4594 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 27 | 3883 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 33 | 3365 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 30 | 3532 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 31 | 3405 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 19 | 4862 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 29 | 3605 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 14 | 6036 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 22 | 4429 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 21 | 4540 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 22 | 4375 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 7 | 9585 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 16 | 5034 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 17 | 4793 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 20 | 4114 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 5 | 10667 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 13 | 5390 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 7 | 8209 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 11 | 5656 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 7 | 7560 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 5 | 9265 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 5 | 9015 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 6 | 7770 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 7 | 6816 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1991 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 8 | 5823 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 5 | 7270 |
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