Canton
#6,976 most common boys' name of all time · #17,523 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1988–2025
Rank among boys
#6,976
Rank overall
#17,523 of 105,966
First appeared
1988
Years on the list
34 of 146
All-time
538
Since 2016
178
Peak year
2015 #3,402
Best rank
#3,402 2015
Girls
Boys
peak 33/yr
Canton first appears in 1988. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,303 |
| 2024 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,015 |
| 2023 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,080 |
| 2022 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,306 |
| 2021 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,451 |
| 2020 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,580 |
| 2019 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2018 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,549 |
| 2017 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,688 |
| 2016 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,943 |
| 2015 | — | 33 | 33 | #3,402 |
| 2014 | — | 30 | 30 | #3,586 |
| 2013 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,461 |
| 2012 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,967 |
| 2011 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,662 |
| 2010 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,200 |
| 2009 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,527 |
| 2008 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,646 |
| 2007 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,448 |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,078 |
| 2005 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,205 |
| 2004 | — | 17 | 17 | #4,934 |
| 2003 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,236 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,451 |
| 2001 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,582 |
| 2000 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,702 |
| 1999 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,928 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,110 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,043 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,864 |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,455 |
| 1993 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,422 |
| 1990 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,356 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,287 |