Sutton
Girl name · #181 in 2025 · Well-known
Sutton ranks #181 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 1,697 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #674, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,061 girls born in 2025 was named Sutton.
Babies named Sutton per year. Source: SSA.
The 62-year story
Sutton first appears in the Social Security records in 1963, when 20 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,697 babies and a rank of #181. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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 Sutton in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sutton 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 Sutton is most common
Geography matters for names, and Sutton is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Sutton is most common in SD (5.9 per 1,000), ND (4.1 per 1,000), AR (3.5 per 1,000), NE (3.4 per 1,000), WV (3.4 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.3 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Sutton is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Sutton
Statistically, parents drawn to Sutton tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lennon, Leighton, Saylor, Sloane, and Oaklynn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sutton | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,697 | #181 |
| 2024 | 1,561 | #198 |
| 2023 | 1,460 | #205 |
| 2022 | 1,370 | #217 |
| 2021 | 1,249 | #245 |
| 2020 | 960 | #323 |
| 2019 | 755 | #417 |
| 2018 | 582 | #539 |
| 2017 | 500 | #605 |
| 2016 | 434 | #672 |
| 2015 | 423 | #674 |
| 2014 | 361 | #778 |
| 2013 | 316 | #835 |
| 2012 | 243 | #1040 |
| 2011 | 73 | #2483 |
| 2010 | 51 | #3203 |
| 2009 | 51 | #3252 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3478 |
| 2007 | 42 | #3786 |
| 2006 | 47 | #3414 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3646 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3989 |
| 2003 | 46 | #3187 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3889 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4688 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sutton a popular girl name?
Sutton ranked #181 among girls in 2025 with 1,697 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #674.
When was the name Sutton most popular?
Sutton peaked in 2025, when 1,697 American girls received the name (ranked #181 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sutton?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,061 newborn American girls was named Sutton. 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.