Baby Name Popularity Profile

Sutton

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Sutton.

✦ Southern settlement 🌍 English Traditional
National Rank (2025) #181
All-Time Peak Rank #181 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 12,666 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 35.6% Boy / 64.4% Girl Leans Female
Boy Rank (2025) #332 β†— as a Boy name
First Recorded 1963 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 1,697 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Sutton Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Southern settlement
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an Old English place name meaning 'southern settlement' or 'south town', from the elements `sΕ«th` (south) and `tΕ«n` (enclosure, settlement).
Pronunciation: SUT-Ι™n
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Sutton across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +76.8%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +301.2%
2015: 423 births 423 2016: 434 births 2017: 500 births 2018: 582 births 2019: 755 births 2020: 960 births 960 2021: 1,249 births 2022: 1,370 births 2023: 1,460 births 2024: 1,561 births 2025: 1,697 births 1,697
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,697 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 7 yrs
Longest Streak 36 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 56
1970s: 19
1980s: 33
1990s: 137
2000s: 386
2010s: 3,738
2020s: 8,297

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Sutt-on
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nebraska
Top States Nebraska, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota
States with Data 46
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nebraska #86 228 2024 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #42 104 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #70 391 2024 +45.2% Growth
Kansas #87 261 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #88 83 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #108 494 2025 +63.4% Growth
Arkansas #69 239 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #146 605 2024 +52.3% Growth
North Carolina #146 580 2024 +29.6% Growth
South Carolina #86 275 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #182 1,444 2025 +71.0% Growth
Iowa #95 238 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #191 71 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #87 312 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #104 323 2024 +46.2% Growth
Alabama #90 314 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #119 370 2025 +53.1% Growth
Colorado #208 198 2021 +11.1% Growth
Virginia #133 342 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #126 334 2025 +62.5% Growth
Utah #220 113 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #305 168 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #102 603 2025 +94.0% Growth
Oregon #221 117 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #137 225 2025 +60.0% Growth
Florida #341 414 2023 +86.2% Growth
Wisconsin #172 237 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #139 450 2023 +35.6% Growth
Washington #254 189 2024 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #92 105 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #140 34 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #105 132 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #233 131 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #138 27 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #595 28 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #155 368 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #202 307 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #589 459 2022 +52.8% Growth
Wyoming Unranked 6 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 13 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #495 72 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #223 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #546 180 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #374 54 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #388 24 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 6 2022 Insufficient historical volume

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