Caton
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KAY-ton
- Origin
- Latin
Caton is a name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Caton come from?
Latin: French form of Cato, or an English surname from the Lancashire village of Caton
Is Caton a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Caton has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Caton in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Caton in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
Names related to Caton
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caton, updated 20 October 2026.