Canton is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #10914 in 2002 with 5 recorded births. This places Canton in the bottom 13% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2015 with 33 births ranking #3380. In 2002, approximately 1 in every 388,294 boys born was named Canton. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.