Boys' name · since 2005
Kanton
Kanton has 150 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 150 have been recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Kanton recorded 150 times among boys since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2024.
- #14,753 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 150 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanton ranks #14,753 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanton's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kanton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kanton splits its recorded history at 2015: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kanton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kanton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Kanton's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Kanton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Kanton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kanton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kanton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.