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Origin & history of Kanton1
Modern American roots
Kanton comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "A place or district name" | Formal: "Geographical location or administrative division".
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How popular is Kanton?
2014
peak year
Today, Kanton is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9101), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2014, 15 babies were given the name (ranked #5868 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Kanton has been declining in recent years. In all, around 150 babies have been registered as Kanton since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
15
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,868)
(ranked #5,868)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
150
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Kanton3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
K2
A1
N5
T2
O6
N5
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Kanton✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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