How Many People Are Named Caton?
An estimated 252 people in the United States have the first name Caton. It is used for both genders, with 77.4% male. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Caton peaked in popularity in 2004 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
252
About 1 in 1,360,136 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
77.4% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2004
22 births
Total Registered
257
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caton
Caton is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (77.4%) and females (22.6%). Out of 257 total births registered, 199 were male and 58 were female.
Caton as a male name
Ranked #12,362 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 2004 (11 births)
Caton as a female name
Ranked #17,640 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 2003 (12 births)
Caton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caton span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 114 babies were registered. Caton has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caton by Decade
How has Caton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caton
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caton?
We estimate approximately 252 people named Caton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,360,136 Americans share this first name.
Is Caton a common name?
Caton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 257 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caton most popular?
Caton reached peak popularity in 2004, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caton is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caton a male name?
Caton is predominantly male. 77.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caton Smith, Caton Johnson, Caton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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