Fun Facts About the Name Sutton
- More than 20 thousand babies named Sutton: U.S. records list 20,010 babies given the name Sutton from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 7,348 boys received the name Sutton - about 1 boy for every 2 girls.
What Does the Name Sutton Mean?
Sutton is an English habitational name meaning "south settlement" or "south farmstead." It comes from Old English sūþ, "south," and tūn, which originally meant an enclosed piece of land and later a farmstead, village, or town. The compound describes a settlement lying south of another place or a southern settlement within a larger estate. The name is not derived from a personal name; it belongs to the large group of English place names formed with tūn. As a surname it comes from one or more of the many English places called Sutton, and as a given name it is a transferred use of that surname.
Sutton Name History & Origins
The Old English compound sūþtūn became Sutton in Middle English. Place names containing tūn are widespread in England, and Sutton is among the most common. Several English places called Sutton are recorded in the medieval period, including in Domesday Book. These names generally arose independently: a settlement might be named for its position south of a manor, village, or other landmark, so different Suttons need not share a single origin.
The surname Sutton belongs to the large class of English habitational surnames that became hereditary from the 12th and 13th centuries onward. It could be adopted by people from any of the places called Sutton, and it spread across England and later to English-speaking countries. As a first name, Sutton is a transferred surname, a pattern that became more common in the United States and other English-speaking regions in the modern period.
How Popular is the Name Sutton?
Sutton recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #181 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #181 | 1,697 | 0.1056% |
| 2024 | #197 | 1,559 | 0.0966% |
| 2023 | #205 | 1,459 | 0.0910% |
| 2022 | #217 | 1,370 | 0.0836% |
| 2021 | #245 | 1,249 | 0.0762% |
| 2020 | #324 | 959 | 0.0594% |
| 2019 | #417 | 755 | 0.0450% |
| 2018 | #539 | 582 | 0.0342% |
| 2017 | #605 | 500 | 0.0290% |
| 2016 | #674 | 434 | 0.0245% |
| 2015 | #676 | 423 | 0.0237% |
| 2014 | #778 | 361 | 0.0202% |
| 2013 | #836 | 316 | 0.0180% |
| 2012 | #1,040 | 243 | 0.0138% |
| 2011 | #2,508 | 73 | 0.0042% |
| 2010 | #3,250 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2009 | #3,295 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 2008 | #3,525 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2007 | #3,840 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #3,462 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #3,719 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2004 | #4,080 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #3,227 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 2002 | #3,970 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #4,822 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #5,676 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #4,557 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #6,680 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,597 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #6,353 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #10,410 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #8,714 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,224 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #8,004 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #6,936 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #11,253 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #9,144 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #9,703 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #12,593 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #8,228 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #11,956 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #8,132 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #9,445 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #6,295 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #5,968 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #6,479 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #4,174 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,070 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,850 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #332 | 1,018 | 0.0596% |
| 2024 | #441 | 712 | 0.0415% |
| 2023 | #446 | 698 | 0.0409% |
| 2022 | #527 | 566 | 0.0324% |
| 2021 | #542 | 544 | 0.0311% |
| 2020 | #580 | 479 | 0.0278% |
| 2019 | #641 | 420 | 0.0234% |
| 2018 | #785 | 292 | 0.0161% |
| 2017 | #814 | 279 | 0.0151% |
| 2016 | #890 | 246 | 0.0130% |
| 2015 | #954 | 217 | 0.0113% |
| 2014 | #1,003 | 206 | 0.0107% |
| 2013 | #1,046 | 184 | 0.0097% |
| 2012 | #1,142 | 161 | 0.0085% |
| 2011 | #1,357 | 125 | 0.0066% |
| 2010 | #1,397 | 120 | 0.0063% |
| 2009 | #1,412 | 120 | 0.0061% |
| 2008 | #1,221 | 145 | 0.0071% |
| 2007 | #1,399 | 118 | 0.0057% |
| 2006 | #1,990 | 68 | 0.0033% |
| 2005 | #1,865 | 69 | 0.0035% |
| 2004 | #2,188 | 54 | 0.0027% |
| 2003 | #1,930 | 61 | 0.0031% |
| 2002 | #2,676 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #2,981 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2000 | #2,369 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 1999 | #2,226 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1998 | #2,593 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1997 | #2,603 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1996 | #3,385 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #3,086 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #2,493 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1993 | #3,638 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #4,823 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #3,797 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #4,146 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #6,843 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #3,885 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #3,930 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #4,795 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #3,202 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #6,125 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #4,885 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #5,792 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1919 | #4,728 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #4,506 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1914 | #3,701 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #2,243 | 7 | 0.0016% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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