Canton has been given to about 538 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2015, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 3381st. The typical living American called Canton is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Missouri, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.