Danton
Danton is a French given name that is a form of Antoine, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, Madagascar, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic…
Meaning & Origin of Danton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danton is a French given name that is a form of Antoine, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, Madagascar, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic…
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The Story of Danton
Danton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1944, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 21 Dantons were born — ranking #2,902 that year. As of 2026, Danton ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 570 Dantons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Danton
Danton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 570 births in the dataset. Danton's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #2,902. Use the chart and map above to compare Danton'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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