Kanton
Boy · KAN-tun · English
Kanton is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kanton mean?
English: spelling of Canton; place name, as in Canton, Ohio
Canton was the old Western name for Guangzhou in China, and was later given to towns such as Canton, Ohio.
- Say it
- KAN-tun
Meaning borrowed from Canton.
Is Kanton a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanton is a boys' name.
How popular is Kanton in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Kanton in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kanton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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