Easten
Easten was the 4285th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2222nd with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,034 places. More babies were named Easten in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Easton) east farmstead (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #4,285 boys, down 336 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201760 babies
- Total since 1880
- 640babies recorded
What does the name Easten mean?
Easten is a spelling of Easton, pronounced the same way, so it shares Easton's meaning and origin.
Easton is a common English place name that joins Old English east, 'east', with tun, 'farmstead, settlement'; it meant the eastern farm or village of an area, and Aston is the same name in another form. It became a surname for people from one of these places, and many American towns are named Easton. As a boy's first name it is a recent American transfer, part of the same trend as Weston and Colton.
ēast (Old English, “east”)tūn (Old English, “farmstead, settlement”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Eastyn, Aston, Weston.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Easton', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry '-ton', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aston', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Easten popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,285 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,949 | 26 |
| 2010 | #3,481 | 31 |
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How popular is Easten, counting every spelling?
Easten is a spelling of Easton, a name family that ranked #119 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,285 for Easten on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,228 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easton | 3,198 | #110 | 18,980 |
| Easten | 24 | #4,285 | 122 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Easten?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Easten (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Easten born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Easten.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Easten?
About 600 people born in the US named Easten are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 15. That makes Easten a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Easten: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Easten, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Easten
What does Easten mean?
Easten is a spelling of Easton, which means “east farmstead (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Easten?
Easten was the 4285th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2222nd with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,034 places. More babies were named Easten in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Easten a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Easten in the US.