At that time, it was also called the "Treaty of Bakan" after another name "Bakan" of Akamagaseki City (now Shimonoseki City) in Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the conference was held.
会議が開かれた山口県の赤間関市（あかまがせき-し、現在の下関市）の別称である「馬関」をとって、馬関条約（ばかんじょうやく）と呼ばれた。