Danton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAN-tun
- Origin
- French
Danton is a boys' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Danton mean?
French: French surname
A French surname, best known from Georges Danton, a leading figure of the French Revolution.
Is Danton a girl's or a boy's name?
Danton is a boys' name.
How popular is Danton in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1944.
Half of all the boys named Danton in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,685 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,530 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,842 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
Names like Danton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jason Aaron Damon Dylan Dustin Brandon Dalton Christian Derek Tyson Colton Nathan
Names related to Danton
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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, “Danton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danton, updated 20 October 2026.