Easton
Boy name · #110 in 2025 · Well-known
In 2025, 3,198 baby boys were named Easton, placing it at #110 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #78, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 563 boys born in 2025 was named Easton.
Babies named Easton per year. Source: SSA.
The 118-year story
Easton first appears in the Social Security records in 1907, when 5 boys received the name. Its peak came in 2016, when 5,643 boys were named Easton — good for #66 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Easton in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Easton is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Easton is most common
Geography matters for names, and Easton is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Easton is most common in VT (9.9 per 1,000), WV (7.5 per 1,000), ME (6.2 per 1,000), ND (5.4 per 1,000), KY (4.8 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 2.2 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Easton is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Easton
Statistically, parents drawn to Easton tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Braxton, Colton, Paxton, Jaxon, and Kingston.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Easton | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,198 | #110 |
| 2024 | 3,349 | #103 |
| 2023 | 3,647 | #98 |
| 2022 | 4,161 | #80 |
| 2021 | 4,625 | #72 |
| 2020 | 4,654 | #73 |
| 2019 | 4,897 | #74 |
| 2018 | 5,463 | #66 |
| 2017 | 5,520 | #66 |
| 2016 | 5,643 | #66 |
| 2015 | 5,230 | #78 |
| 2014 | 4,988 | #83 |
| 2013 | 4,649 | #88 |
| 2012 | 3,943 | #96 |
| 2011 | 3,762 | #103 |
| 2010 | 2,710 | #145 |
| 2009 | 1,369 | #254 |
| 2008 | 1,105 | #300 |
| 2007 | 904 | #352 |
| 2006 | 844 | #357 |
| 2005 | 735 | #390 |
| 2004 | 619 | #420 |
| 2003 | 504 | #490 |
| 2002 | 413 | #540 |
| 2001 | 355 | #578 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Easton a popular boy name?
Easton ranked #110 among boys in 2025 with 3,198 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #78.
When was the name Easton most popular?
Easton peaked in 2016, when 5,643 American boys received the name (ranked #66 that year). Since 2016 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Easton?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 563 newborn American boys was named Easton. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.