Caton
- Last seen for girls in 2006 at #17,168
- Last seen for boys in 2020 at #12,022
- Given to boys 77.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1975 · 8 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 199since 1975
Caton over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
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| 2020 | — | #12,022 | 5 | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #10,760 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | #10,775 | 6 | |
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| 2013 | — | #7,537 | 10 | |
| 2012 | — | #9,709 | 7 | |
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| 2010 | — | #8,139 | 9 | |
| 2009 | — | #10,994 | 6 | |
| 2008 | — | #12,553 | 5 | |
| 2007 | — | #9,788 | 7 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | — | #7,640 | 9 | |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | — | #10,556 | 5 | |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | — | #7,139 | 8 | |
| 1998 | — | #7,560 | 7 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | — | #6,496 | 8 | |
| 1995 | — | #6,407 | 8 | |
| 1994 | — | #6,372 | 8 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | — | |
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| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
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| 1985 | — | #5,785 | 6 | |
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| 1980 | — | #6,250 | 5 | |
| 1979 | — | #6,056 | 5 | |
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| 1975 | — | #3,941 | 8 | |
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First appearance
1975
The first year at least five boys were named Caton! It came in at #3,941, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1976–1984, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Caton is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Caton in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Caton
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2020
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1975
- Peaked 1975 at #3,941 (8 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 180,453
- Highest: 1 in 180,453 boys born in 2004 were named Caton (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 345,215 boys born in 2020 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #3,941 in 1975, was only 1 in 195,170 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 35.7% of all boys named Caton (71) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2005
- Mostly girls until 2004, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 | #3,941 (1975) | #4,999 |
| 1980s | 11 | #5,785 (1985) | #6,018 |
| 1990s | 61 | #6,100 (1997) | #6,721 |
| 2000s | 71 | #6,520 (2004) | #9,338 |
| 2010s | 38 | #7,537 (2013) | #9,384 |
| 2020s | 5 | #12,022 (2020) | #12,022 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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