Sutton
Boy name · #332 in 2025 · Distinctive
Sutton ranks #332 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 1,018 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #951, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,768 boys born in 2025 was named Sutton.
The 113-year story
Sutton first appears in the Social Security records in 1912, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,018 babies and a rank of #332. 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.
Babies named Sutton per year. Source: SSA.
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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 "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Sutton is most common
Geography matters for names, and Sutton is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Sutton is most common in SD (4.9 per 1,000), WV (2.4 per 1,000), NE (2.2 per 1,000), AR (2.1 per 1,000), TN (1.8 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.7 per 1,000 boys. 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 Kashton, Daxton, Colson, Samson, and Winston.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sutton | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,018 | #332 |
| 2024 | 714 | #441 |
| 2023 | 698 | #446 |
| 2022 | 567 | #523 |
| 2021 | 544 | #542 |
| 2020 | 479 | #578 |
| 2019 | 420 | #641 |
| 2018 | 292 | #784 |
| 2017 | 279 | #811 |
| 2016 | 246 | #888 |
| 2015 | 217 | #951 |
| 2014 | 206 | #999 |
| 2013 | 184 | #1043 |
| 2012 | 161 | #1135 |
| 2011 | 125 | #1350 |
| 2010 | 120 | #1390 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1409 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1211 |
| 2007 | 118 | #1387 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1967 |
| 2005 | 69 | #1854 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2164 |
| 2003 | 61 | #1906 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2632 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2931 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sutton a popular boy name?
Sutton ranked #332 among boys in 2025 with 1,018 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #951.
When was the name Sutton most popular?
Sutton peaked in 2025, when 1,018 American boys received the name (ranked #332 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 1,768 newborn American boys was named Sutton. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
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.