Caton
The Story of Caton
As a girl name
Caton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 12 Catons were born — ranking #8,505 that year. As of 2026, Caton ranks #17,168 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 58 Catons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Caton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1975, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 11 Catons were born — ranking #6,521 that year. As of 2026, Caton ranks #12,015 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 199 Catons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Caton
Caton is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 199 births in the dataset. Caton's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #6,521. Use the chart and map above to compare Caton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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