Sutton
Sutton is a given name of English origin, a transferred use of a surname and place name meaning "from the southern homestead".
Meaning & Origin of Sutton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sutton is a given name of English origin, a transferred use of a surname and place name meaning "from the southern homestead".
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The Story of Sutton
As a girl name
Sutton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1963, with 20 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,702 Suttons were born — ranking #179 that year. As of 2026, Sutton ranks #179 for girls with 1,702 births, rising sharply (+91% over the past five years). In total, more than 14K Suttons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sutton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 769 Suttons were born — ranking #415 that year. As of 2026, Sutton ranks #415 for boys with 769 births, rising sharply (+73% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Suttons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sutton
Sutton is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Sutton's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #179. Use the chart and map above to compare Sutton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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